Neowin News Feed for: Pakistan

DNS change puts 284 Pakistani websites at mercy of hackers

Paul Ferson — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:16:04 +0000

A DNS change has put 284 webpages at a weakness to hackers. Among the pages defaced by a group of seemingly Turkish hackers are the eBay, Microsoft and Google sites. No groups claim responsibility. Read more...

Pakistani student sets world record for MPC program

Paul Ferson — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:10:06 +0100

A student in Pakistan managed to set a world record for the highest score ever recorded on the Microsoft Professional Certificate exam, adding it to one of his numerous Microsoft qualifications. Read more...

Pakistan lifts its ban on Twitter access after just 12 hours

John Callaham — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:54:38 +0100

12 hours after the government of Pakistan decided to ban access to Twitter for its citizens, the social networking service is now back up and running in that country. Read more...

Twitter blocked in Pakistan over cartoon

John Callaham — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:31:19 +0100

The government of Pakistan has blocked all access to Twitter on Sunday. The government claims Twitter was promoting what it called an offensive contest involving cartoons of the prophet Muhammad. Read more...

Pakistan bans encryption because of ‘terrorists'

Christopher White — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:37:33 +0100

Pakistan has banned all unauthorized VPN use, and has requested ISPs to report customers who continue to use this technology. Big Brother is watching... Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg could face the death penalty in Pakistan

Brian Donohue — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:35:55 +0100

A Pakistani lawyer has filed a "First Information Report" alleging that Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg is responsible for the distribution of blasphemous Islamic content. A "Draw Muhammad" contest started by a Facebook user resulted in a... Read more...

Pakistan blocking YouTube and Facebook

Matt Blowes — Thu, 20 May 2010 12:52:37 +0100

Pakistan is blocking the video sharing website YouTube one day after ISPs in the country received a court order to block Facebook. BBC News is saying reports are leading them to believe a number of... Read more...

Pakistan Earthquake

Mr magoo — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 00:26:55 +0100

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Yesterday morning, Pakistan was hit by a earthquake registering 7.6 on the Richter scale. So far, it is thought that as many as 20,000 people might have lost their lives in what is perhaps one... Read more...