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The first meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Committee constituted by the Prime Minister of Pakistan to develop the organizational structure and rules for implementation of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 was held at MoIT today. The meeting was chaired by the Federal Minister for Law & Justice Mr. Zahid Hamid. Minister of State for IT Mrs. Anusha Rehman, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Khawaja Zaheer Ahmad, Secretary MoIT, Special Secretary Interior ADG FIA, Member Telecom, Member Legal and senior officials from Law & Justice, PTA, NECTA, IB, ISI & MoIT were also present in the meeting. The Committee extensively reviewed the PECA 2016 in the light of the ToRs of the IMC for PECA. Mrs. Anusha Rehman, Minister for State, said that we are fully cognizant with the fact that cyber crime victims suffered a lot to get justice in the past due to non-availability of any proper cyber crime legislation to deal with such heinous crimes. But now we are

Samsung today said that it is delaying shipments of its newest Note 7 in markets where company’s flagship device Note 7 isn’t launched. Decision was made after media reports that said at least two Note 7 smartphones  exploded while charging . Korean tech giant said that Note 7 shipments are being delayed for now for additional quality control tests to ensure that its product is entirely safe before it is shipped to the consumers. Company has advised its customers to consume original charger only for Note 7 charging. While confirming  Reuters , Samsung said that shipments of the Galaxy Note 7 are being delayed due to additional tests being conducted for product quality. However, it didn’t confirm the markets where the launch / shipments will be delayed. It also didn’t say anything on what kind of quality control tests the company is conducting. It maybe recalled that Note 7 was launched in Korea and some other markets earlier this month. US launch was scheduled for Septem

Weeks after the images for the same were leaked, Samsung have now officially launched the Galaxy J7 Prime. The device is now listed on the company’s Vietnam-based website. The Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime is powered by an octa-core Exynos 7870 SoC, clocked in at 1.6GHz with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. For your storage and memory requirements, the J7 Prime comes with 32GB expandable internal storage with 3GB of RAM. It packs a 3,300mAh battery which, in theory, should be good enough to last an entire day with moderate usage. At the back of this 5.5-inch full HD display, the device has a 13-megapixel rear camera which has a f/1.9 aperture with LED flash capable of supporting full HD video recording. Front end has an improved 8-megapixel front camera, compared to Samsung Galaxy J7’s 5-megapixel, which was released back in March of 2016. The connectivity options include the standard WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, Glonass, Bluetooth, GPRS/EDGE, 3G, 4G, W-Fi, USB-OTG, and Mi

JazzCash has announced a strategic alliance with Access Group for nationwide retail payment acceptance. Expanding the reach of payments, this collaboration will utilize state-of-the-art digital methods for acceptance of JazzCash at designated retail outlets on Access Group’s network. One such payment method to be promoted under this agreement is JazzCash’s recently launched near field communication (NFC) payment solution.  This technology has gained popularity in both developed and developing markets primarily due to its ability to improve customer experience, security and merchant sales. The partnership will also assist JazzCash in scaling up merchant payments throughout the country as it looks to serve as a foundation stone towards mobile payment eco system. In first phase, NFC & USSD payments will be accepted at 500+ retail outlets in Karachi, Lahore & Islamabad. In phase two of the partnership, JazzCash will add QR codes to its financial suite which will enab

A meeting of the Federal Cabinet will be held today on the instructions of PM Nawaz Sharif. The meeting will discuss the induction of the Rs. 10 coin and the revision of the design of the Rs. 5 coin among other things. The rumblings of introducing a Rs.10 coin are not new. Previously there were plans to put out a Rs. 10 coin to commemorate the 1st death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto. In 2008, the State Bank issued 300,000 of the commemorative coins bearing Benazir’s portrait and inscribed with the phrase “Daughter of the East – Honourable Benazir Bhutto” in Urdu. Sustainable Development Goals Plan A sustainable development program will also be given the go ahead during the meeting. The cabinet will be approving the recommendations put forward by the Cabinet Committees regarding restructuring and privatization. Prime Minister’s Sustainable Development Goals Plan will also be given the go-ahead at the meeting. A 15 point agenda will be discussed during the meeting which