Tag: Sms

Voters to find their polling station via SMS: ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday announced that voters will now be able to check their polling station by sending their...

MQM’s ‘sympathisers’ question party performance

A day after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s protest rally, a group of people, who claimed to be “sympathisers” of the party, sent text messages to 10,000 people, belonging to different walks of lives, questioning the leadership about its performance since its inception 28 years ago.

SMS, social media a ‘major threat’, say Indian chief ministers

The role of the social media in fueling communal passions was a major concern flagged by Indian Chief Ministers at the meeting of the...

SMS notification about train delays opeartional from Monday

Pakistan Railways has decided to notify passengers about train delays through Short Message Service (SMS). The service will be operational from Monday. According to railway...

1 billion SMSs exchanged during election days

Mobile phone operators in the country cashed the boom and enthusiasm of voters during elections 2013 campaign and generated revenues as SMS traffic went...

Electioneering witnesses new heights in twin cities

As countdown for the general elections begins, political hustle and bustle is seen at every nook and corner of the twin cities with almost...

Happy Birthday SMS! 20 years of text messaging

The humble text message, which celebrates its 21st birthday, is past its prime for the first time in history, as new figures show a...

CJ appreciates vote verification via SMS, says ECP making headway

Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Wednesday said that the registration of the voters and making it public was quite a headway made...

SMS addiction leading to health problems in youth

Widespread availability of cheap unlimited text message plans has made the service preferred mode of communication for youngsters and its excessive use is leading...

Check your vote via SMS on 8300

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) launched, at 11.00am on Wednesday, what is deemed as the world’s biggest voters’ Short Message Service (SMS) to...

NADRA develops SMS service to verify voters’ particulars in rolls

National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) on Wednesday developed an SMS service application to facilitate citizens to verify their vote registration and particulars in...

The dimwits

How come ‘Butt’ was never banned? They wanted to ban Jesus Christ? Really? How come they think of banning ‘Jesus Christ,’ and not ‘Moses’ and...

Pakistan shelves ‘obscene’ text message ban

Pakistan rowed back on Tuesday from demands that text messages containing nearly 1,700 "obscene" words should be blocked, following outrage from users and campaigners. On...

Anonymous SMSs asked 150 MPs to resign or be killed: Malik

Amidst Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s threats of tendering resignations en-masse from the national and provincial assemblies to pave way for fresh election, Interior Minister Rehman...

PTA directs operators to block obscene SMS

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed all telecom operators to censor obscene, indecent, false and fabricated content transmitted through short message service (SMS), however,...

NADRA launches Free SMS Service for verification

National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched a mobile SMS service in collaboration with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and all operating telecom companies...

Hoax SMS announces IESCO vacancies

A prank SMS advertising job vacancies at the Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) misled a large number of people as they sent in their...