Of budgets and mango men
The challenge of presenting a budget that is well received in this country with its broken fiscal back and empty coffers is an ask for any government. For a newly elected one it may have proven to be a question they couldn’t answer correctly at this moment in time. Why do I say that? Well…
Voting and what it entails
Guest Blog By Anam In the weeks leading up to the elections there was excitement and enthusiasm in the air. Â Not only the youth were talking about the upcoming elections but people from all segments of society, belonging to any age group were excited to fulfill their civic duty and cast their vote. Political debates…
Educate pakistan yourself
I have spent the better half of last month reading instead of writing. I feel this is a necessary exercise both as a digital activist and as a writer to absorb whats going on in Pakistan’s digital media space. While I have been doing this Musharraf has returned to Pakistan to quite a bit of hype earlier…
When Will 4G LTE be available in Pakistan?
Most of the countries around the world, including some with emerging markets, are already running the latest innovation in the mobile industry: the 4G LTE. This LTE technology means Long Term Evolution, the new era or the fourth generation of mobile data innovation that brings faster data transfer using a cellular mobile network with a…
Abbas town blast
3:00 Am Another evening and another blast in Karachi. This time in a motorcycle according to DSP Sachal Qamar Ahmed. The bomb was placed at the entrance of Abbas town which is a densely populated area  with lots of tea shops and was powerful enough to destroy the facades of several building in that area….
How to secure yourself online
There is a surge in email account hacking these days specially of people who are publicly active on facebook or twitter or businessmen who conduct large transactions through email. Three such cases have come to my knowledge in the last few days and the modus operandi seems the same. So I thought it pertinent to…
Social media at cross roads
Social media seems to be coming of age in Pakistan. I say this because not only is it now spoken of in the mainstream and often with not so kind tones but it has caused a few upheavals of its own ala the fight for judiciary and in recent times maya khan, Shahzaib and the…
Youth tech camp – Experiences
Participants of the youth tech conference in Islamabad show a lot of energy, enthusiasm and dedication on being part of this community of world wide learners. Here are some of their responses on what they have experienced so far : All these technology related stuff that we get to learn it here in…
To stare or not to stare
Pakistan has a bit of a problem, ok that’s the understatement of the year. Pakistan has a huge problem and it has nothing to do with guns or terrorists or politics or anything of that nature. No this problem is limited to our social behavior or perhaps we should call it lack of it,…