Babar Bhatti
After many years of growth and foreign investment, Pakistan’s telecom industry has become one of the major contributors to Pakistan’s economy. Telecom industry pays taxes to the government in the form of GST/CED, Activation tax (Rs. 500 per activation), withholding tax (CBR collects withholding tax on prepaid calling cards), regulatory fee and Universal Service [...]

S.A.J. Shirazi
The future lies in mud architecture. Though this sweeping statement may sound prehistoric, but it is very relevant to modern times. Building living spaces with mud is a tradition dating back to the start of civilizations. Some excellent examples from the Great Mosque - the world’s largest mud building and UNESCO’s World Heritage site [...]

Babar Bhatti
It used to be that the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and DSL operators had to buy Internet bandwidth from PTCL. For the last 2 years this has been a matter of contention whereby ISPs wanted the option to buy from other providers (such as TWA) who have entered the telecom backbone bandwidth market.

Shahid Saeed
Automotive Navigation Systems have become extremely popular all over the world in today’s world. They are used extensively in major cities around the globe; by everyday people, by taxi drivers and by the general public of the city. The bigger the city, the more the need for a navigation system.

The images above show directions [...]

Air Commodore (Retd) Azfar A. Khan
The new government in Pakistan is in place since February 18, 2008 general elections. It is confronted with formidable challenges out of which power shortage is the most demanding. Due to energy shortage, the public has been warned that it should tighten its belts and get mentally prepared for massive [...]