Ufone internet connection users are being bombarded with pop-up ads. In this post I explain how to stop said ads.
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View your telephone bill online!
A brand new service from Pakistan Telecommunications Limited (PTCL), the only fixed line operator in Pakistan, allows you to view a PTCL subscriber’s telephone bill! In most cases all you need to know is the phone number so this means that you can view almost anyone’s telephone bill online!
USA to spend $50 million on propaganda for Pakistanis
The US government is planning to spend $50 million on propaganda for Pakistani audiences. They are calling it a new “communications strategy” and will involve the following:
- Supporting media organisations that are favourable to the americans
- The setting up of a “media monitoring group” that will put its own spin on any negative news about the US.
Rs. 500 the new Rs. 100
With inflation slowly eating away at the value of the Pakistan Rupee, there has been a change in which currency notes people choose to carry with them. For a variety of reasons the Rs. 500 note is now replacing the Rs. 100 note as the most convenient note to carry with you when going shopping for daily essentials.
Foreign currency account for webmasters in Pakistan
As a webmaster I often receive money from foreign ad companies like google adsense. I prefer to receive my money in the form of checks that I deposit in a foreign currency account.
A foreign currency account allows me to keep my money in US dollars, Euros or some other foreign country’s currency. Almost all banks in Pakistan support Foreign Currency or FC accounts. In this post I take a look at the advantages and disadvantage of opening a foreign currency account from the point of view of an Internet entrepreneur.