Babar Bhatti I have been observing a trend of aggressive marketing and advertisement by the mobile operators in Pakistan. 50 paisa, 3 paisa, 1 paisa. Trying to one-up other competitors, the advertisements emphasise the lowest possible rate to grab attention. In reality the low rates being advertised come with many conditions. To figure it out […]

Technological Wonder: This Mess Of Wires Actually Works

Posted on January 15, 2008
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Owais Mughal This photo is a working telephone distribution box of an apartment complex in Karachi. At one end, the box is connected to the local telephone exchange and on other it makes individual connections to several homes. I had initially chosen this photo for its photographic quality and subject but since then many random […]

Lahore starts e-monitoring of Sewerage System

Posted on November 1, 2007
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Owais Mughal Following news appeared as a two liner in Dawn yesterday. Today Daily Times posted it as a whole paragraph. It caught my attention because it is a very positive development to use remotely monitor city’s sewrage system. The details are very sketchy in the news but apparently some sensors are being used at […]

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