Sports

Quetta Gladiators Defeat Islamabad United in first match of Pakistan Super League

Today Pakistan Super League (PSL) have officially started. It was the first match played between Quetta Gladiators against the team of capital city of Pakistan, team named Islamabad United. Its the first season of PSL and right from the start fruits of have country’s own league have started to emerge in shape of new talent. One emerging talent unleashed was Nawaz of Quetta Gladiators, who did well in both bowling and batting departments. He bowled FOUR overs for Quetta Gladiators and took 4 wickets by giving just 13 runs, which are very good bowling stats for Twenty20 format. In batting department Nawaz helped Luke Wright putting a big total on the score board while chasing the target of 129, which […]

Miscellaneous

There is a new sound which touches every Pakistani’s heart

If you are the kind of Pakistani (like me), who have emotions for his country. One thing for sure, listening to this sound will give you butterflies. I will awaken something in you and will force to go with flow with the billions of emotions running into you, the emotions which at least I can’t name, but they make feel motivated and good. Not to keep you confused, I here by declare that, this new sound is of metals guitar playing the tune of Pakistan National Anthem. We have heard it playing many times live or being played with that old drums tune, it always the feels great and gives us energy, it actually is meant to do that as […]

Cyber Watch

YouTube Ban Finally Officially Removed In Pakistan

From couple of months it seem so, that every ISP had deliberately made the https version of YouTube available to the masses. However, there was an official ban on the website. Also during that period PTA’s (Pakistan Telecommunications Authority) policy also looked lenient towards the ISPs which were allowing some traffic to YouTube. So that meant government is cooking something and something is going to be decided between the video sharing giant and government of Pakistan. Finally, just not more than couple of days ago YouTube.com launched its local .pk version in Pakistan. Which later cooperated government of Pakistan and block an objectionable video against Islam on government’s request. Following that PTA requested Supreme Court of Pakistan to order removal […]

Cyber Watch

YouTube to officially Open in Pakistan Very Soon

YouTube have now been banned for more than three and half years officially in Pakistan. However, from last couple of months it is accessible via https on all ISPs and PTCL was first to make it available on http as well. An important development happened this month when YouTube.com launched a localized version for Pakistan. Now the news is that PTA (Pakistan Telecommunications Authority) have appealed Supreme Court to remove ban on YouTube in Pakistan. According to PTA, after the launch of local version of YouTube in Pakistan, it is possible for authorities to request Google and get blocked any video which is not suitable for local users. Or any video which can cause chaos in the country. So on […]

Petroleum

Despite Recommendation of OGRA PMLN Led Govt Fails to Pass on full benefit of low Petroleum prices to Pakistani People

As per trend, last few months as well, the petroleum prices declined in international market. Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) also recommended that Pakistan can reduce petrol and diesel prices by at least six rupees. Now  OGRA is main authority which recommends the petroleum prices in Pakistan, so when it is say we can reduce price by 6 rupees or more, we absolutely have margin to do that. Normally, when OGRA decides a price and it goes to Prime Minister office for approval, it is accepted as it is. But this time our beloved PM Nawaz Sharif chose not to pass on the benefit to people of Pakistan, so instead of accepting the OGRA’s price reduction of 6 […]