Pakistani Startup Releases iPhone App to Help Flood Victims [www.werplay.com]

Pakistani Startup Releases iPhone App to Help Flood Victims - 100% of Revenue Received by Developer to be Donated to Those Affected

Islamabad, Pakistan, December 31, 2010 -- Over a 100 days after the devastating floods in Pakistan there are still millions of men, women and children in dire need of help. In order to prevent the more than 21 million lives destroyed by the flood from becoming a distant memory, a fledgling startup, we.R.play, is trying to raise awareness and funds for those affected through an iPhone app available now online and in the Apple App store.

Ufone MyMail: Check Your E-Mail on any handset via SMS

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For the first time in Pakistan, Ufone brings you a way to check email on any handset, without internet or GPRS!

How’s this for cutting edge technology? Ufone’s super innovative technology has now made it possible for you to access your emails with MyMail, wherever you are without ever using an Internet or GPRS/EDGE enabled phone. Simply dial *88# from your Ufone and through our latest technology, access your email account to send, read and reply to all your mails!

Ufone-NADRA Agreement: Utility Bills Payment & e-Commerce

The National Database Registration Authority (NADRA), Technologies Limited (NTL) joins hands with Ufone to provide more options and more than 11,000 U-shops all over Pakistan for paying utility bills.

NADRA Deputy Chairman, Tariq Malik and Ufone President, Abdul Aziz signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate the masses.

Samsung Google Nexus S: Coming Soon in Pakistan [Review]

Samsung will launch the latest mobile phone ‘Samsung Google Nexus S’ in Pakistan soon.

The previous Google mobile phone was made by HTC, but this time Google has trusted Samsung as it has sold the most number of Android OS mobile phones, operated by Google. Running on Android 2.3 / Gingerbread, Samsung Google Nexus S mobile phone is having a subtly reworked user interface design, and touting some potentially powerful new features, like Near-Field Communication compatibility. This device is said to give the pure Google experience.

World’s 1st Smartphone with Dual-Core Processor

LG Electronics has launched the ‘LG Optimus 2X’, the world’s first smartphone with a dual-core processor.

“Dual-core technology is the next leap forward in mobile technology so this is no small achievement to be the first to offer a smartphone utilizing this technology,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, CEO and President of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Co.

NADRA Signs Agreement with Turkish Company

In its endeavor to explore new business opportunities in identity management solutions, NADRA Technologies Ltd (NTL) on Monday signed an agency agreement with Global Defense, one of the leading defense and security product suppliers in Turkey. Deputy Chairman NADRA Tariq Malik termed this union as strategic partnership between two countries.

Ufone introduces MMS info services

MMS Info Services

Ufone introduces MMS info services, now you can get the latest MMS alerts on your mobile phone.

How you subscribe?
Simply SMS keyword “MMS’ to short code 491.

Pak China - “Optical Fibre Cable System” - [Route Map]

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Pakistan To Deploy Fiber Optic Cable to Connect with China

Pakistan and China have agreed to establish an optical fibre cable (OFC) system, to safeguard information from India.

Government said that it will deploy cross border Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) system at a cost of Rs 3.7 billion between Pakistan and China for security of information quoting official sources.

Laying of OFC cable between China and Pakistan is essential for security of communication as at present traffic is routed through India with the existing marine cables which is high security risk.

Existing Undersea Ways: Currently, Pakistan have only two undersea ways to connect with the world; SEA-ME-WE 3 and 4. PTCL is already signed a contract for IMEWE. All these have the connection with Mumbai (India) which may result in monitoring of communication by India.

Zong M9 - What’s Your Plan? - www.m9.com.pk

What Is Zong M9 ?

M9 may be a Youth Targeted Brand / Package By Zong like Telenor's Djuice, Ufone's UTH Package, Mobilink's Jazz Jazba and Warid's Glow.

We don’t have full detail about this, either it is complete brand like or only a new package but as what we assume after watching M9 Tvc it looks like a new prepaid brand by zong. We will inform you when we get complete detail about this.

"3G in Pakistan" – but When? – PTA held a Seminar in Lahore

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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and ZTE Corporation (Zhongxing Telecom) organized a seminar on 3G Mobile Services, under the theme of “To be or not to be is not the question: 3G is coming”.

Sardar Aseff Ahmad, Minister for Telecom and IT was the chief guest. While, Mr. Peng Aiguang, CEO ZTE Pakistan, Mr. Abdul Aziz, CEO Ufone, Mr. Naveed Khalid Butt, Chief Officer Government & Regulatory Affairs, Mr. Muneer Farooqui, CEO Warid, Agha Qasim, VP Corporate Affairs, Mobilink, Mr. Zafar Usmani, COO Zong, Anujm Rahman, Director Communication Telenor and experts from Telecom and IT companies attended this seminar held at PC Hotel Lahore.

Mobilink / Jazz "SMS based Content Catalogue" - Browse, Search & Download Multimedia

SMS based Content Catalogue

Mobilink brings another exciting value added service, “SMS based Content Catalogue”. Searching and downloading wallpapers, ringtones or video clips has never been this easy; with SMS based Content Catalogue, users can browse through innumerable multimedia content at a minimal price via SMS. All the content would be displayed dynamically i.e. while browsing wallpapers, a separate set of wallpapers would be displayed each time subscriber requests for list of wallpapers and each menu would be showing 4~5 content items with an option to browse more and download.

"Dell Venue" Android 2.2 Froyo Smartphone

The latest mobile phone. Dell Venue that runs on Android 2.2 is launched recently worldwide.

Dell Venue smartphone is quite similar to the Dell Venue Pro that runs Microsoft Windows Phone 7 mobile OS. This mobile phone comes with an excellent camera and other fascinating features.

Features and Specifications: Venue has 4.1-inch 24-bit AMOLED display and offers 8 megapixel camera to capture high quality images and videos. Dell Venue will have Dell Stage UI layered on top of it. Dell Venue features 4.1-inch AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass technology and supports 800×480 pixel resolution. It is equipped with 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 microprocessor that promises faster performance with 512MB RAM and 1GB ROM. It supports external memory up to 32GB microSD card to it.

Get Free Balance with Vfone's New Year Offer

Load a Vfone scratch card of higher denomination and get instant free balance as much as you want!

Pakistan Telecommunication Company LTD (PTCL) has launched country wide Vfone New Year offer, which has especially been designed to encourage the existing and potential vfone subscribers in Pakistan.

Motorway Police to launch SMS service

Motorway police to launch SMS service to educate commuters

The National Highway and Motorway Police (NHMP) is going to launch a Short Message Service (SMS) from the new year to create awareness about road safety in commuters and inform them about weather conditions.

Senior officials in the Motorway police are in contact with the Excise and Taxation Department to collect data of registered vehicles while cellular service companies are also being consulted to get mobile numbers of vehicle owners.

A Chance To Win a Honda City - Jazz Reactivation Offer

Another reason to reactivate your Jazz sim, as Jazz is welcoming all its family members back with an interesting and exciting reactivation offer. Now all those customers who have not used their Jazz connection since November 24th can get a chance to win a brand new Honda City car every alternate day till January 9th.

"Baba G Kee Predictions" - SMS Service By Warid

Baba "G" Kee Predictions

Baba "G" Kee Predictions

Got a burning question you need the answer to? Need a little help regarding any issues in your mundane routine. Baba "G"s prediction SMS service is here to consult you in all these matters. Get Baba "G"s fun expert opinion on your personal and financial issues or just get Baba "G"s description about a close friend. You‘ll be surprised how much Baba "G" knows about you! So try it out!

PTCL Offers Lowest International Calling Rates

International calling has always been PTCL’s strength as no other voice operator in Pakistan can match PTCL’s international connectivity and voice quality. Building upon this strength we regularly decrease our International calling tariffs to facilitate our customers so that they can get connected with their loved ones all across the world at extremely affordable rates.

Benazir Mobile Phone Banking Service - BISP

P.M Gilani approves BISP insurance, mobile banking schemes (December 25, 2010)

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday gave a go-ahead to the Life Insurance Scheme and the Benazir Mobile Banking Service under the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP).

The Life Insurance Scheme will be launched on January 1, 2011 with the collaboration of the State Life Insurance Corporation, while the Benazir Mobile Banking Service will be started soon.

How to pay Wateen bills through easypaisa

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Now pay Wateen bills through easypaisa

The Easiest Way To Pay Your Wateen Bills

Wateen now gives you the flexibility to pay your Wateen bills through easypaisa bill payment facility. Wateen and Telenor Easypaisa customers can enjoy the convenience of paying their bills anytime, anywhere from their easypaisa mobile account or by visiting any easypaisa shop, Telenor Franchise, Telenor S&SC or any branch of Tameer Bank.

PTCL upgrades customers contact centers

December 24, 2010
Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Company LTD (PTCL) has upgraded its contact centers for the maximum facilitation of its customers.

PTCL Contact Centers which previously were man-reliant have now been advanced and developed into a process-oriented Contact Centers with multi-segmented approach to handle both in-bound and out-bound customers according to their needs by using state-of-the-art technology. The Contact Centers have been improvised by settling guidelines together for efficiencies and effectiveness and keeping in mind the aim to provide First Call Resolution and better customer services.

PTCL Expects 20% Growth With Launch of IMEWE Cable

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Official: PTCL expects 20 Per Cent growth with launch of IMEWE cable.

LAHORE: The new India-Middle East-Western Europe (IMEWE) submarine cable would allow further increase in the international traffic on the PTCL network and may lead to 20 percent growth in earnings over the last year, an official said on Monday.

Karachi: Most cell phones snatched in Saddar

KARACHI: Almost 3,000 cell phones get snatched or stolen every month in Karachi, say latest statistics published by the Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC).

According to figures from August 2009 to July 2010, handset theft in Karachi takes up 43.7 per cent of all theft in Pakistan, with most incidents occurring in the city’s east zone, comprising areas such as Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Korangi, followed by the south zone, which includes areas such as Defence, Clifton and Saddar. Nineteen-year-old Hatim Lotia was mugged at the mobile phone market itself.

"Nokia Battery Monitor" – Latest Mobile Application

Nokia Battery Monitor shows you the battery charge level with estimates of remaining usage time and charging time. It also provides statistics of your recent energy usage. Information can be viewed in full screen application or homescreen widget.

Sometimes, the Nokia mobile battery level indicator fools the mobile users by showing wrong information about the mobile battery’s charge levels and on restarting the mobile phone, the battery levels appears different.

Scooterputer PC lets your game on the go

To say that the Scooterputer is a desktop is somewhat a travesty - instead, this unique computing solution is literally a computer you can drive around on. The Scooterputer takes portability to a whole new level. It comes from modder Stephen Popa. This is basically a Thermaltake Element V case with plenty of gaming power sitting on a 24v rechargeable electric scooter that has been stretched a full 11 inches to maker room for the computer.

TalkShawk: Middle East Discount Rate Offer

Call Saudi Arabia and UAE for only Rs 4.99/30s!
No Subscription Required
New Rates Valid 24 hours of the day

TalkShawk brings you the lowest rates to Saudi Arabia and UAE!

Now All Telenor TalkShawk subscribers can call their loved ones at discounted rates to Saudi Arabia (Mobile) and UAE (Landline/ Mobile) 24 hours of the day, without any subscription!

Discounted Tariffs are given below:

NADRA Offers Branchless Banking Solutions

NADRA Technologies Ltd (NTL) has designed an automated system for financial institutions and telecom operators to equip their branchless banking with currency transactions of e-Sahulat touch points.

This was stated by Deputy Chairman NADRA Tariq Malik on the occasion of signing ceremony between Bank Alfalah and NADRA Technologies on the joint project of e-Sahulat Branchless Banking.

Scholarships to UET Students by Zong

Zong continues its support of education in Pakistan with the ZONG Scholarship Program for the talented students.

Picture shows Amer Siraj, Regional Director S&D, ZONG is presenting cheque to Gen (R) Muhammad Akram Khan, Vice Chancellor, University of Engineering and Technology of Lahore.

Cellular Operators Face-to-Face at KUJ Grand Gala

The cellular phone operators are always indulged in stiff competition with each other whether it is about service tariffs, or TV commercials. But in an exclusive event, these operators stand face-to-face at festival of Karachi Union of Journalists (Dastoor) held here in Karachi.

Telenor Pakistan was the foremost to sponsor the KUJ Grand Gala as major sponsor of the event. Besides, Ufone and Zong maintained their position as the co-sponsor of the event. Whereas Mobilink and Warid were out of the scene.

SCO / SCOM and Ufone Sign Interconnect Agreement

Special Communications Organization (SCO) and Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML) cellular operators with brand name of SCOM and Ufone, have signed renewed Interconnect Agreement at HQ SCO Rawalpindi.

The ceremony was graced by the Director General SCO, President/CEO Ufone and other senior officials from both sides.

Oracle Contributes 400,000 US Dollars for Flood Relief

Oracle and its employees with Oracle’s Matching Gifts program have raised $398,920 USD to support victims of recent floods in Pakistan.

The employee donations and the company match will go to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which is currently delivering aid to flood victims.

Zong to Build More Solar-Powered Cell Sites

China Mobile is planning to develop solar-powered cell sites to overcome the energy crisis in Pakistan.

China Mobile has the largest solar-powered telecommunication network in the country, having more than 150 cell sites installed at different locations making ZONG the number one company in terms of solar cell sites, said Qian Li, CEO of China Mobile Pakistan-ZONG on the occasion of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s recent visit to Pakistan.

"MotoPad" Android OS 3.0 Tablet by Motorola

Motorola’s Google Android 3.0 HoneyComb OS running tablet MotoPad is expected to be displayed at Consumer Electronics Show 2011 which starting January 6.

Motorola Tablet MOTOPAD has a 10.1-inch screen with 1280×800 pixel resolution support. Under the hood, the tablet will run NVIDIA Tegra 250 System-on-Chip running at 1GHZ with 512MB RAM. Google Android Honeycomb update is to be optimized for running on large screen tablets and devices. Motorola might bring this latest device in 2011 but no specific date of launch has been mentioned. No details have been provided by Motorola yet as RIM’s PlayBook has yet to arrive. Lets see how this device compete with Samsung Galaxy Tab and Apple’s iPad.

Googlers Visit To Pakistan: Google and YouTube in Pakistan 2010

Earlier this month, a team from Google and YouTube went to Pakistan to explore business and content opportunities, following up on Google’s Clinton Global Initiative commitment to Pakistan and to sponsor and participate in Pakistan’s first International Youth Conference and Festival. It’s hard to imagine a country more at the nexus of geo-politics today than Pakistan, and our team learned a lot about the state of the Pakistani technology, media and non-profit sectors.

Official Google Blog: Trip report: Google and YouTube in Pakistan 2010

Official Google Blog: Trip report: Google and YouTube in Pakistan 2010

Helicopter | Made In Pakistan

میڈان پاکستان ہیلی کاپٹر

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday successfully conducted flight of its first locally-manufactured two-seater helicopter.

Three engineers from Rawalpindi Mujibur Rehman, Rehan Janjua and Shakir Ayub,designed the helicopter capable of flying at the height of 17,000 feet with a top speed of 190 kph.

Private sector engineers plan to go for serial production of the helicopter. “We plan to develop the helicopter for ambulance and security operations”, said Mujibur Rehman Khan, a retired air force officer.

Gmail in Urdu on iPhone and Android

Google Mobile Team has added support for 44 different languages including Urdu in HTML5 Web App based Gmail interface.

This multi-lingual support is limited to Apple iOS 2.2.1 update or higher powered devices (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) and Google Android OS powered mobile devices only. Not only this, Gmail also gets offline support, including smart links to Google Maps, YouTube and Google Docs, adding-removing labels, etc.

New SMS Packages for TalkShawk and Djuice by Telenor

In response to Jazz Jazba SMS packages, Telenor has revised its SMS package for Talkshwk and Djuice customers.

You heard us right; the thumb does all the talking now. With amazing Djuice packages of unlimited SMS your thumb will develop a voice of its own.

So say sayonara to the hassle of subscribing to a new SMS package each day and say hola to the latest Djuice star- your thumb. Freedom of speech never sounded sweeter.

Telenor doesn’t Support Vimplecom-Orascom Deal

Telenor has opposed to the expected Vimplecom-Orascom transaction and has formally communicated its reservations to the Chairman of VimpelCom Ltd.

Telenor Opposes Vimplecom/Orascom Deal

Inauguration of "Samsung Grammar School" Kasur

In order to serve a vast rural area and uplift the standard of education in Pakistan, Samsung Electronics has funded a modern girls’ school at Ladhayke Village in District Kasur which is built in collaboration with SOS Rural Support Programme (SOS RSP).

“Samsung Grammar School” for girls, has been built and furnished with generous funds provided by Samsung and will be operated by the SOS RSP. The opening ceremony was a colourful event in which the children gave interesting performance. A large number of media representatives were also present at the inauguration ceremony.

Mobile Users are Abandoning Landline Phones

By the dint of low-priced services by private mobile phone companies, the landline phone usage is declining rapidly. According to a survey, the mobile phone vendors are selling mobile phone chips to an average of 5 to 10 customers.

A PTCL landline user who recently applied for disconnection of his land phone as he mostly used mobile phone for the internet connection of a private company said, “In the yester years we were supposed to get recommendation for the connection of PTCL phone line from the influential but today things have changed and we use mobile phones which are much cheaper.”

Mobilink and Samsung Galaxy Tablet

Mobilink indigo has always been at the forefront of bringing state-of-the-art technology to Pakistan. Whether it is BlackBerry, Motorola Milestone, or HTC HD7, indigo remains unmatched in introducing cutting edge innovations.

Mobilink indigo now proudly and exclusively unveils the new Android-powered Samsung GALAXY Tab! This remarkable tablet phone is jam-packed with features, including an extra-large 7” touch screen, Full HD video player, dual cameras, Social Hub, GPRS, WiFi®, and Bluetooth! Moreover, the GALAXY Tab lets you edit your office documents and manage your personal and corporate emails with ease - anytime, anywhere. And as is the indigo tradition of providing utmost value to customers, all customers who purchase the Samsung GALAXY Tab can enjoy three months of unlimited GPRS for free* and a premium leather case for their Galaxy Tab!

Price: Rs. 59,000/- in Pakistan

Mobilink Twitter Via SMS Service

Mobilink has become first operator in Pakistan to officially support SMS-based access to twitter services in Pakistan.

Till now users in Pakistan could send/receive tweets on phones through GPRS or third-party solutions such as Mobi2Tweet, Pring, iSMS and others.

With the inclusion of Mobilink in the Twitter’s list of official carriers, while others gonna follow this, there are good chances of boost in Twitter usage in the country.

World’s Number 1 Best Selling BlackBerry Application is MADE IN PAKISTAN!

Photo Editor, the World’s number one seller, in all categories, on Blackberry App Store happens to be ‘Made in Pakistan’.

Developed by a Lahore-based software company Pepper.PK, the Photo Editor for blackberry has made it to the top of list for paid applications.

Tech Lahore has detailed post on the topic, it says:

Pakistan’s IT industry has come a long, long way. The capabilities and skills of our companies are developing not just in the area of software engineering, but project management, product marketing and promotion.

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iFlash improves lighting on your iPhone pics

For those who want a little bit more flash for their iPhone might want to invest in this little add-on. I think most iPhone users know that the camera is needed for the quick snap, but the flash isn’t always the best. This is what the iFlash is, an handy iPhone accessory that can not only bring light to your pictures, but can be used as a handy flashlight.

Warid Hourly Package - Rs 3 Per Hour

Warid Telecom promotes its Crazy Hour as “Hourly Package”. This Ramadan, Warid brings a thrilling offer that lets you make as many calls any time, any day, to as many Warid numbers as you want. Now you can choose 2 hours in a day for your hourly package during which you can make unlimited calls to On-net (Warid to Warid) numbers for Rs. 3+ tax.

BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 by Ufone

Ufone has become the first mobile operator to launch BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800 in Pakistan.

With 8 GB of memory, expandable up to 32 GB with a microSD card, feel free to immerse yourself in all that inspires you. Use your fingers to pinch a screen for a zoomed out effect and expand two fingers to zoom in. Thanks to BlackBerry® 6 and a large screen, you can experience a full-featured music player that allows you to see full album art and track listings in portrait or landscape.

With a 5 MP camera with flash, continuous auto-focus and image stabilization, plus 11 photo modes and video recording, it's easy to capture those spontaneous moments.

WiGig - Wireless Speed Redefined

Wireless Gigabit Alliance, code-named WiGig is the organisation behind a wireless multi-gigabit communications technology that works in the unlicensed spectrum of 60Hz. This technology was announced on May 7, 2009. The question is: why 60GHz? The answer to this is, that at this frequency, there is a high absorption of signals caused by oxygen and hence signal propagation becomes very limited - to a few feet, actually. This results in reduced interference from or to, nearby wireless systems. Hence, within a room (few feet) devices can communicate with each other, using this technology at extremely high speeds.

PTA to Monitor Mobile Operators’ QoS

PTA to Set Standards for Cellular QoS

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has devised strategy to monitor the Quality of Services (QoS) of mobile operators’ telephony services all over Pakistan.

PTA has taken this decision to ensure the best cellular mobile phone services in Pakistan. A draft of “Cellular Mobile Network Quality of Service (QoS) Regulations 2010” has been designed which is aimed at taking on board all the relevant stakeholders particularly cellular operators, infrastructure support vendors and consumer right associations with constructive feedback.

wi-tribe introduces endless Broadband internet

wi-tribe has revised its wireless WiMAX packages to allow its customers endless downloads, with fair usage policies in place. Now, use your witribe broadband internet without worrying about volume limits**

Endless downloads come with wi-tribe’s Desktop and Wi-Fi modems for 512 KB and 1.5 MB packages. wi-tribe says that service parameters may change upon utilizing 30GB on 512Kbps endless package & 40GB on 1.5Mbps endless+ package in any given month.

Official Use of BlackBerry – Banned

ISLAMABAD (December 14, 2010) : The government has decided to ban official use of BlackBerry cellphones to plug leakage of sensitive information to hostile parties, well-informed sources in Interior Ministry told Business Recorder.

Authentic reports suggest that the Indian government is attempting to acquire the capability of intercepting transmissions in the hope of extracting sensitive information. Pakistan Armed Forces ie Army, Air Force and Pakistan Navy have already banned the use of Blackberry for official business. "Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Ministry of Information Technology and Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs are backing this proposal," sources added.

Rabta Online - National Rabta Information Portal

Islamabad: State Minister for Information & Broadcasting Mr. Syed Sumsam Ali Shah Bukhari has inaugurated today ‘National Rabta Information Portal (http://www.pakistan.pk/), a single source facilitation web portal developed by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), providing information and content repository to information seekers from within and outside the country at one place.

PTCL: IMEWE submarine cable launched for Commercial use

Milestone: 13000 kilometer of the most advanced fiber optic submarine cable travel through 3 continents to interconnect South Asia to Western Europe 10th Dec, 2010: A consortium of nine partners comprising of leading global telecom operators, announced today the completion and commercial launch of a high-capacity, state of the art fibre-optic submarine cable that stretches from India to Europe. The 13000 kilometers long three pair fiber optic cable named IMEWE (India- Middle East- Western Europe),has a design capacity of 3.84 terabits per second, and is also the most advanced cable connecting India in South Asia to Italy and France in Western Europe via the Middle East with landings enroute in Pakistan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Lebanon.

Mobile Phone Usage Banned in Lahore High Court

LAHORE: Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court (LHC), had issued a ban on the use of mobile phones on the premises of the court .

According to a circular issued by the LHC additional registrar, the CJ had taken serious notice of the violation of the use of mobile phones and smoking during office hours by some court officers, which came in the purview of indiscipline and misconduct. Non-compliance of this new rule by the LHC officials will entail severe disciplinary action.