Authorities in both India and Pakistan seem to be taking turns in embarrassing themselves and providing amusement for the general public. It all started when former PAF chief appeared in an advertisement published by the Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) in India. The ad published on the occasion National Girl Child Day carried photos of Sonia Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, WCD Minister Krishna Tirath and Indian cricket heroes Kapil Dev and Virender Sehwag, and of course our very own, former PAF chief, Tanvir Ahmed.

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No GPS (Global Positioning System) on your mobile phone? No problem! Thanks to Google Maps for Mobile you get still locate yourself on the map. Google maps make use of triangulation, the same technique used by mobile companies to track their subscribers, to point a user on the map. The concept is pretty simple, each mobile phone is connected to a particular mobile tower (also called a BTS (base transceiver station) or cell site). It is possible to calculate the distance between the mobile phone and BTS. Google makes use of this …

Last evening, many Pakistanis witnessed YouTube being inaccessible for an hour or so. The site was restored but it has now surfaced that a particular video of Asif Zardari has been blocked by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). The video shows the President telling an audience member to ‘shut-up’ while delivering addressing a rally.
To be honest, is a World where we have zillions of political SMS jokes taking rounds, this video is not very offensive. In fact, such video remakes are very common in the West, but they are never blocked …

Domestic and international air travel has become very expensive due to increasing oil prices. Only three airlines, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), Airblue and Shaheen Air, operate on domestic routes in Pakistan. These proven tips will surely help you save valuable bucks on air travel.
Book Early
Plan your trip in advance. If you are traveling for a friend’s wedding or going on vacations with family, most probably you are aware of your travel dates well in advance. Take advantage by booking tickets early by booking tickets as soon as possible. Remember, …

Government of Pakistan increased the price of petrol a further Rs.6.10 per litre on Sunday. Which means from today petrol will be sold at Rs.71.21 per litre. The astonishing and somewhat debatable aspect here is that the government taxes the petrol at around 39%. Explained here:
Ex-refinery price of petrol: Rs.42.72 per litre
Transportation charges: Rs.4.42 per litre
Dealers’ commission: Rs.2.36 per litre
Oil marketing company’s profit: Rs.1.89
Total price without taxes: Rs.51.39 per litre
On top of this, the government charges petroleum development levy as well as sales tax:
Petroleum development levy: Rs.10
Sales tax: Rs.9.82
Total government …

I frequently browse internet using GPRS on my Warid connection. What I witnessed today was truly surprising for me. When I opened Facebook homepage on my cellphone, I found an unknown email address in the username field. Then and there it was obvious that something is wrong. However, I was sure once logged in, I would not be able to view other users’ pages as Facebook itself is very secure, only to be proved wrong later. Upon replacing the username of this unknown person  and filling in my own login …

PIA’s ads have always been innovative and bold, with a touch of Pakistani traditions. I know of one Pakistan International Airlines print ad which has caused debates for all the wrong reasons.
This ad about PIA’s flights to New York was printed in French magazine Le Point on March 19, 1979. Using the World Trade Center (WTC) was an obvious choice as it being a symbol of New York. Because of this very reason, there are countless other ads where WTC has been used. But still you’ll find many sites and …

Government of Punjab’s MTMIS (Motor Transport Management Information System) system is your one-stop solution for retrieving registration details of any Punjab based vehicle. This site is very helpful for ownership and other details verification when buying a used car.
Enter below registration number of a vehicle to view the required information:
Please use one of these formats to enter number.
ABC 000 …………………………….LXZ 123
ABC 0000 …………………………..LXZ 0123
ABC 0000 …………………………..LXZ 1111
ABC-00-0000 ……………………..RIA-07-1111

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Owner: Information Technology Department, Government of the Punjab
Development: NetSol Technologies Ltd, in collaboration with the provisional Information Technology …

I am not one of those who believe Geo News is working on an American agenda, nor I think Jang Group is financed by the CIA. In fact, Geo has played a positive role in Pakistan’s political and social scene in the recent years. Well researched programs like Geo Band File and Geomentary are undoubtedly thought-provoking and eye-opening. It goes without saying that other Geo presentations like Aaj Kamran Khan Kay Sath and Meray Mutabiq have aided in the maturity of political awareness in Pakistan.
BUT this does not necessarily …

According to a latest survey, only 29% of the mobile phone users in Pakistan don’t send any SMS, the rest 71% is made up like this:
17% send SMS in English
37% send SMS in Urdu using English alphabets (Roman script)
15% send SMS in Urdu using Urdu script
while 2% preferred to give no answer to the survey.