Guest Post by Babar Bhatti After many false starts mobile number portability (MNP) was implemented in Pakistan recently (March 23 to be precise). MNP allows users to switch mobile phone company while keeping their existing mobile number. MNP was one of the key items of Pakistan’s Mobile Cellular Policy of 2004. The implementation of MNP […]

Guest Post by Pervaiz Munir Alvi The way a society names its cities and places says a lot about its cultural history and social values. Pakistan is no exception to this either. The cultural history of Pakistan could be traced from its naming practice. The names of its ancient cities like Peshawar, Lahore and Multan […]

Adil Najam I sometimes receive email from angry readers, fuming about our moderation policy here at ATP. I usually keep quiet since the comment policy is already explicit and part of our ‘Pakistaniat’ is to be trigger happy with our anger. But sometimes – like earlier today – I am reminded of this wonderful verse […]