Geo.tv is a popular Pakistani news website. The site is found to be down with a message saying “Service not available”.
** Edit: 1:30pm local time (+5GMT)
We found Geo.tv to be down around 1pm and it’s been half an hour the website is down on web, on mobile and all other feeds. Continue reading “Geo.tv is down”
Here it is again, 14th August, Pakistan’s independence day. PTCL historically has been slashing Internet bandwidth prices on 14th August. I really wish they do it this time as well especially when they’re offering a 50 Mbps connection, it’ll be great to pay half the price. While their customer support and technical support has usually been a nightmare, their service just works. Just pray that you don’t get a problem in your connection and then your nightmare begins 😉
Come on PTCL, let’s go 50% on bandwidth prices.
Happy independence day to all my Pakistani brothers and sisters, and Google goes green on this 14th August. I am so excited about it. Thanks to all those who made it happen. Long live Pakistan, Pakistan Zindabad!
No, PTCL doesn’t pay me for this but its out of sheer excitement, I just came across the least advertised but certainly available broadband connection by PTCL. We did hear about it earlier in April but now the connections are silently available. No ads, no hype and no big buzz. May be this launch is like that by design (not a home/consumer product yet?)
What do you need?
Ok, so here’s the deal. If you want a whopping 50 Mbps connection at home or at office, all you need is a pair of copper PTCL connections ( yes you need two lines), a modem/transceiver that does the magic and those PTCL guys helping you connect through the big bandwidth.
How does it work?
They call it VDSL2 Bonding technology. It’s a few steps ahead of the normal ADSL we’ve been using with additional bonding and aggregation of two copper line bandwidth to attain more than double the bandwidth. You can read more about the technology here.
How much does it cost?
There are three packages available with speeds 10 Mbps, 20Mbps and 50 Mbps and cost Rs. 9,999 , Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 20,000 respectively per month. There’s an additional (one time) installation cost of Rs. 10,000 when you get a new connection. Yes, that’s costly for a home user but may be very much affordable for small/medium businesses and corporates.
What next?
I’m looking around for anyone who has signed up for the service and will get back to you guys with a review, so stay tuned. If you or anyone you know is using this service, please do let me know.
How to get it?
Call 1236 and figure it out 🙂
Happy Ramadan to all Muslims around the world. Ramadan moon was sighted just a while ago here in Pakistan and I’m happy to share this link with you guys. Youtube’s live channel that broadcasts coverage from Masjid-al-Haraam, Makkah al Muazzama. I came across this link on Google Pakistan’s Facebook page.
May Allah bless us all during this blessed month.
You can watch this embedded video below or you can go to the live Youtube channel. Remember me in your prayers.
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No it’s not Cricket, we’ll find out about that in a few days. It’s about our BlackBerry app hitting world’s number 1 on BlackBerry App World. I’m proud to be part of a team who have made this possible. This is our second app that hits the No. 1 rank on BlackBerry App world across all geographies and all categories.
Could there be anything more cool for a company in Lahore than to have an app ranked higher than vendors like Electronic Arts and brands like Need for Speed? This achievement proves it yet again that we are not behind anyone in any productive field. You can know more about our No. App called LED-Notifier Pro here and I’ll keep you posted about further developments.
Pakistan is going through one of the worst natural disaster it has ever faced. Around 20 million people have been adversely affected and extraordinary damage has been caused to the damage. If you are looking to donate money to help flood relief activities (especially if you are not in Pakistan) and are looking for a reliable organization, here are a few links:
If you are in US, UNHRC is accepting donations via SMS (Text Message). Please text “SWAT” to 50555 and donate $10.
Google has recently launched their flood relief related page. The page allows you to:
Donate now Via Google’s page
MJSF in collaboratio with Naseeb networks is also collecting donations online for flood relief. You can learn more about their efforts on floodrelief.pk .
If you are looking for organizations accepting donations in your own country, please visit this page to find the list of organizations in different countries.
Pakistan has been hit by massive flood and some sources say it’s the worst flood in last 80 years. Natural disaster cannot go worse than that. According to UNICEF, there are around three million people who need immediate help out of which around 1.5 million are children. There are several flood relief efforts going on and no government and no single organization can run such a huge relief effort. All of us have to stand up and help in the relief efforts.
This post is to request you to donate more and more money to the cause. You can do that buy donating to UNICEF’s Pakistan Flood Children relief fund. In addition to Unicef, following is a detailed list of organizations that are raising funds and actively participating in flood relief efforts around the world. If you know of more organizations that have not been mentioned here, please leave contact details in comments.
Following list has been taken from http://www.rahber.org/floodrelief/organizations.html
Helping Hands – http://www.helpinghandonline.org/
https://www.helpinghandonline.org/donate.aspx?proid=75
Islamic Relief – http://www.islamic-relief.com
http://www.islamicrelief.com/Donations/
Muslim Hands: http://www.muslimhands.org/en/gb/
http://www.muslimhands.org/en/gb/appeals/pakistan_flood_crisis/
Muslime Aid: http://www.muslimaid.org/
http://www.muslimaid.org/index.php/what-we-do/477
UNHCR: http://www.unhcr.org/emergency/pakistan/global_landing.html
Islamic Relief USA – www.islamicreliefusa.org
http://www.islamicreliefusa.org/Page.aspx?pid=463
https://www.islamicreliefusa.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=203
UM Healthcare Trust: http://umtrust.org/
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tCHQimRrpooH9RRWrwqlUdQ&hl=en#gid=2
Islamic Relief Canada – www.islamicreliefcanada.org
https://www.islamicreliefcanada.org/donate/tabid/61/default.aspx
Muslim Hands: http://www.muslimhands.org/en/gb/
http://www.muslimhands.org/en/gb/appeals/pakistan_flood_crisis/
Islamic Relief UK– Pakistan Flood Emergency: http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/
http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/DonateStep1.aspx
Muslime Aid: http://www.muslimaid.org/
http://www.muslimaid.org/index.php/what-we-do/477
Edhi Foundation: http://www.edhifoundation.com/contact.asp
Al-Khidmat Foundation: http://al-khidmatfoundation.org/donate-here.php
UM Healthcare Trust: http://umtrust.org/
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=tCHQimRrpooH9RRWrwqlUdQ&hl=en#gid=2
Pakistan Red Crescent Society: http://www.prcs.org.pk/help.asp
(Aamer Abdullah) Allied Bank limited, university town branch, Peshawar
The following are account details.
Account number: 1353-8, Account title: Akhuwat e Sarhad
Bank: Allied Bank limited, university town branch, Peshawar, Branch code: 0321.
The above details are for those inside Pakistan. For those donating from outside, we advise to pool the donations with one single person and then transfer in bulk. This will reduce transfer charges.
Red Cross Germany – Pakistan Flood Emergency – Click here
https://www.drk.de/spenden/online-spenden.html
Aktion Deutschland Hilft – [SMS/Call] Option as well
Flut & Überschwemmung in Pakistan Jetzt spenden:
Aktion Deutschland Hilft Spendenkonto: 10 20 30 BLZ 370 205 00, Sozialbank Köln Stichwort:
Flut Pakistan Mit einer SMS helfen:Stichwort Pakistan an die 8 11 90 senden (5 € zzgl. üblicher SMS-Gebühr, 4,83 € gehen direkt an Aktion Deutschland Hilft)
Islamic Relief Germany– http://www.islamicrelief.de/
There is no official call yet but we will update once it is there.
“Pakistan Association Dubai” – Contact on following local telephone numbers:
Anas: 04-3373632, 3377678; Inayat Rahman: 050-6317131; Ayub Afridi: 050-4545106; Khayal Zaman Aurakzai: 050-6287655; Ghazi Marjan Aurakzai: 050-6469910; Asam-u-Din Aurakzai: 050-7144992.
http://www.rahber.org/floodrelief/uaefloodrelief.html
Islamic Relief NL– http://www.islamic-relief.nl/
There is no official call yet but we will update once it is there.
Islamic Relief Switzerland– http://www.islamic-relief.ch/irv19/
There is no official call yet but we will update once it is there.
All Pakistani bloggers know about Pakistan Blog Awards 2010. I’m happy to see a post on Nokia’s website. The post is more of a question answers session with Adeel Hashmi, Communications Manager – Near East, Nokia. Adeel believes that the technology is playing its role and it has helped masses, especially people from lower economic group of Pakistan, improve their lives. You can read rest of the post here.
