Arsalan Jamshed's Blog

Pakistani government acquires .pk domain

Arsalan — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:44:51 +0000

The transition of county code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) of Pakistan “.pk” has been successfully completed marking it as the most significant and noteworthy landmark in the internet history of the country. In this regard, Chairman PTA, Dr. Mohammed Yaseen today visited the Lahore office of PKNIC. PKNIC is the present ccTLD operator for “.pk” [...]

Mr. Zardari, Enough With Your Shenanigans!

Arsalan — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:29:09 +0000

Written by: Adnan Gill Since he reluctantly [pun intended] but surely became co-chairperson of PPP, following are some of his most prominent escapades. Promises the nation and signs umpteen agreements, only to dishonor or break all of them. For example, his so-called promise to reverse 17th amendment and the Muree declaration. How anyone can still trust what [...]

Another terrorist attack in Lahore. Who’s to be blamed?

Arsalan — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:10:13 +0000

More than 20 people killed and over 200 injured when gunmen detonated a powerful car bomb in Lahore. It’s not something new as we are witnessing such incidents in Pakistan since 2007 but there is something different and new this time. The city of Lahore is under direct control of two brothers, who are too [...]

BBC to launch the BBC Urdu TV Channel

Arsalan — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:09:00 +0000

After successful launch of BBC Arabic and BBC Persian recently, there are reports that BBC is planning a round-the-clock TV channel in Urdu language, BBC Urdu. According to BroadcastNow, BBC Urdu will target audiences in India and Pakistan, and sit alongside the corporation’s well-established online and radio offerings in the same language. The BBC has [...]

You can help Gaza!

Arsalan — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:33:20 +0000

If you are saddened by the massacre in Gaza strip by the terrorist military forces of Israel since 27th December 2008, you surely have thought of helping the people of Palestine or reacting against brutalities committed by Israel. I have listed a number of activities that you can do to have your share in voicing [...]

DTH in Pakistan: A distant dream?

Arsalan — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:47:16 +0000

Introduction to DTH Direct-to-Home (abbreviated as DTH) is a satellite-based TV broadcasting system intended primarily for home users. From Pakistan’s perspective, it is different from traditional cable TV system in a numbers of ways like: 1. It provides digital transmission. So, you can never have snowy channels. 2. Since it’s satellite based, no cables are used between the [...]

Can CMM certification help in getting more business?

Arsalan — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 13:01:54 +0000

The simple answer is No! The misadventure and misplaced faith in CMM is exactly the reason why we have not been able to divert our energies in the areas that actually deliver value to the offshore clients. CMM cannot be used as a sales tool it can be used as a supporting tool. The primary [...]

Indian websites hacked: Pakistani hackers’ response to OGRA website hacking

Arsalan — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:11:34 +0000

In response to hacking of the website of OGRA (Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority) by Indian hackers, Pakistani hackers have retaliated and hacked website of ONGC (Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Ltd) of India. The message left by the hackers reads: This is a message from PCA for HMG(script_kiddies) in return to the ogra defacement. Backoff , [...]

Mistakes in an ARY Digital’s show

Arsalan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:51:56 +0000

Randomly caught spelling & grammar mistakes in a single TV show and in a short span of 5 minutes! Ironic is that it wasn’t a live program.

Indian hackers did again!

Arsalan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:23:42 +0000

Today, India-based hackers hacked the official site of OGRA (Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority). Details are yet to come but what I know for now is that they did not only deface the website. They hacked and deleted all the data of the website. It’s surely a great loss for OGRA and the Pakistani government. The [...]