Tech

Govt to facilitate commuters with roaming facility on motorways, highways

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4 months ago

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Institutions are actively working on implementation of plan.
Dr Umar Saif says facility being expanded without any charges.
Govt taking all possible steps to promote the telecom sector.

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced addressing connectivity woes in a bid to facilitate on-the-move commuters using the motorways and highways by enhancing the national roaming facility, The News reported on Monday.

To ensure the implementation of this plan, relevant institutions are actively working to extend the scope of the national roaming facility.

The plan was announced by Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication (ITT) Dr Umar Saif during his visit to the headquarters of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), where he said the facility was being expanded without any charges.

He said the government was taking all possible steps to promote the telecom sector in the country. PTA Chairman Major General (retd) Hafeezur Rehman, Member Compliance and Enforcement PTA, Dr Khawar Sidique Khokhar, and senior officers of MoITT and PTA were present.

Senior officers briefed the minister about the functions of PTA, regulatory initiatives and the overall performance of the telecom sector. The minister was informed that the PTA had consistently facilitated the thriving telecom industry in Pakistan, providing state-of-the-art telecom, broadband and ICT services. The challenges faced by the sector and the regulator’s ongoing efforts to address them were also discussed.

The minister stressed the importance of taking timely actions to address consumer complaints related to telecom operators. He proposed establishing a mechanism that enhances the PTA’s role in promoting public welfare and social initiatives.

The minister expressed the hope that the establishment of a telecommunication tribunal would expedite the resolution of consumer, telecom operator and PTA matters.

“To connect with the digital world, it is necessary to provide digital facilities to the people,” he said and assured full support of MoITT to PTA for its regulatory initiatives in ensuring the continued growth of the telecom sector of Pakistan.

He appreciated the PTA’s role in uplifting the telecom sector and underscored the importance of investment-friendly policies and enabling regulatory frameworks.

Dr Saif visited the PTA’s National Telecom Security Operations Center (NTSOC) and exchanged views with the officials working with the centre. He appreciated their services and mode of working.

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The green colour of WhatsApp ‘angers’ some users.

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1 day ago

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After changing its display colour from blue to green, WhatsApp, which was before well-known for its blue motif, caused its users to hold divergent views.

New upgrades to the Meta app always spark a lot of discussion, regardless of how big or small the changes are.

Still, Meta-owned WhatsApp hopes that these modifications would “make it more accessible as well as easier to use” and offer a “modern, new experience” with relation to the updated display color.

A statement from the firm claimed that they had altered WhatsApp’s “looks and feels, including spacing, colors, icons, and more.”

Both iOS and Android users can now view the new WhatsApp update; the green tint on the latter has changed from the previous version.

However, iPhone users will notice that every display element, including the chat-list window and status bar, has changed with the recent design update. WhatsApp used to have a blue color scheme on iPhones.

Furthermore, the formerly blue links shared within the app are now displayed in green.

In addition, WhatsApp has made other improvements to improve its user experience outside of the color shift.

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Punjab will provide fifty thousand solar kits.

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1 month ago

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On Tuesday,Tuesday, while presiding over a review meeting on solar household solutions, the CM gave the order to begin the installation of one kilowatt solar systems right away. She also gave the order to introduce the newest solar systems.

Phase-I solar systems would be balloted for by 50,000 protected users who use 100 units each month, at a cost of Rs 12.6 billion.

Home-based solar systems will eventually be made available to other Punjabi consumers. A solar system will consist of a battery, inverter, sophisticated solar plate, and more related accessories.

Attending the meeting were Provincial Information Minister Azma Zahid Bukhari, MPA Sania Ashiq, Former Senator Pervaiz Rashid, Chief Secretary, Chairman Planning and Development, Secretaries of Energy, Finance, and Punjab Power Development Board (PPDB) Managing Director, in addition to other pertinent officers.

During his inaugural speech as Punjab’s chief minister, Maryam Nawaz outlined her five-year plan and promised to develop a strategy for customers who use fewer than 300 units of power.

According to Maryam Nawaz, the PML-N’s main goals for her term will be to provide jobs, healthcare, and education.

She said, “I am working on a plan to provide solar panels to consumers using up to 300 units of electricity or less in installments.”

Pakistan

There will be free WiFi in public parks.

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1 month ago

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The discussion on the province’s capital city’s beautification was chaired by Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.

CM Gandapur gave the pertinent authorities instructions at the meeting to complete the arrangements and submit the free WiFi service plan for the province government’s approval.

In the following phase, he said, the service will be extended to more cities. In addition, the chief minister gave the Peshawar Development Authority instructions to create a beatification plan for the city.

The meeting voted to launch a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service on Nasir Bagh Road in the province capital with the goal of facilitating the easy mobility of the population.

CM Gandapur pushed for the installation of underpasses rather than overhead bridges and ordered the city’s street lights to be converted to solar power.

The chief minister gave the order to begin work on the road around the BRT Corridor at University Road as well as the building of the remaining section of Warsak-Nasir Bagh Road right away.

In order to promote KP’s culture, he also oversaw the installation of fake plants on all road walks and painted headbridges and walls with designs.

The chief minister of KP gave the order to approach business organizations for assistance in this respect.