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IT secretary denies reports about shutdown of internet ‘firewall’ ahead of 5G spectrum auction

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IT secretary denies reports about shutdown of internet ‘firewall’ ahead of 5G spectrum auction

mbasil February 26, 2026 0

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology on Thursday was informed that reports about the...

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HEC makes AI course mandatory for all degree programmes from 2026

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HEC makes AI course mandatory for all degree programmes from 2026

mbasil February 19, 2026 0

The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC) has issued a notification, making a three-credit-hour course on artificial...

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PTA says 5G spectrum auction to be held on March 10

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PTA says 5G spectrum auction to be held on March 10

mbasil February 18, 2026 0

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Wednesday that 5G spectrum auction would be held on...

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X briefly hit by ‘international outages’: monitors

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X briefly hit by ‘international outages’: monitors

mbasil February 16, 2026 0

Service was restored to Elon Musk-owned social network X on Monday afternoon after it had failed to...

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Astronomers puzzle over ‘inside out’ planetary system

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Astronomers puzzle over ‘inside out’ planetary system

mbasil February 14, 2026 0

Astronomers have observed a planetary system that challenges current planet formation theories, with a rocky planet that...

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Unicef raises alarm over AI-generated sexualised images of children, calls on governments to take action

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Unicef raises alarm over AI-generated sexualised images of children, calls on governments to take action

mbasil February 5, 2026 0

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) on Thursday said it was increasingly “alarmed” by reports of...

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Moltbook — a social media platform for AI agents where humans have no say

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Moltbook — a social media platform for AI agents where humans have no say

mbasil January 31, 2026 0

The tech world has been left amazed and concerned by the emergence of Moltbook, a social networking...

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Atomic scientists set ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever

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Atomic scientists set ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever

mbasil January 27, 2026 0

Atomic scientists set their “Doomsday Clock” on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behaviour by...

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Used phone rates to fall as govt revisits valuation

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Used phone rates to fall as govt revisits valuation

mbasil January 23, 2026 0

• Ruling covers 62 models across Apple, Samsung, Google Pixel, OnePlus• iPhones see steepest cuts • Values...

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Social media platform X hit by second global outage within a week

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Social media platform X hit by second global outage within a week

mbasil January 16, 2026 0

X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday faced a global outage, the second in a week, as...

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