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Government orders partial shut down of GSM network in twin cities during Long March!

Orders of shutting down GSM service have been recieved by GSM operaters. The orders were sent by the regulator (PTA).

According to a source at the leading GSM company in Pakistan, orders have been recieved to shut down the service in certain areas of the twin cities at 12 midnight today till further orders.

PTCL ITI and TW1 BackBone Connectivity Affected by Submarine Cable Cut…

As luck would have it, the SMW3 and SMW4 submarine cable systems developed faults today which has severely impaired the Internet traffic to Pakistan.

At the moment, PTCL ITI is running at 25% less capacity. Users are experiencing high latency and a degraded service level resulting in extremely low speed on downloads.

TW1 also has the same issue. TW1 relies mainly on the SMW4 western segment.

The SMW4 fault is confirmed to be a sumbarine cable cut. Estimated repair time at this point-in-time is close to two weeks.

It is quite strange how multiple cable systems can be affected in different places at the same time. Is it just a coincidence?

Robin Williams: Hilarious Stand-up Comedy!

Being an old Robin Williams fan, I had to share this piece of stand-up comedy. Robin is without doubt the best stand-up comedian around! And a great actor he is too!!

Robin Williams: Hilarious Stand-up Comedy!

Being an old Robin Williams fan, I had to share this piece of stand-up comedy. Robin is without doubt the best stand-up comedian around! And a great actor he is too!!

The Moon: India vs Pakistan

As a South Asian, I am delighted that Indians have finally touched the Moon. Chandrayaan-I, the Indian Lunar craft finally kissed the moon by sending its probe onto the Lunar surface. You can read more about it here. Hmmm… well, I guess us pakistanis can start kissing mother Earth … for all we are worth!… as the lovely Moon seems out of our reach anyway.

The moon is this shiny object that we see in the sky. Its like a bright yellow plate which according to old Punjabi folklore has an old lady with her spinning wheel making some sort of thread. Thank God that Chandrayaan-I didnt hurt her. Moonlight is also said to warm up the cockles of one’s heart. Muslims have a particular attachment with the Moon as the Muslim calendar is based on the Moon as opposed to the Christian Gregorian Calendar, which is sort of, well, fixed. This allows some Muslims to celebrate two birthdays – one following the Muslim Calender and one with the Gregorian Calendar!. Well, who cares, as long as you are getting gifts on both birthdays!

In 1969, when I was in heavens and when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, the Maulvis (clergymen) of some areas of Punjab gave the fatwa that no infidel can set foot on the moon! They went so far as to say that anyone believing that a non-muslim had set foot on their beloved Moon would actually have their marriage anulled. Lol. Fiendish clergymen must have an eye on a neighbors wife. That is the only logic that I can find for such a fatwa.

The Moon or Chaand (as is it referred to in Urdu) is a subject of profound interest in the Indo Pak culture. But that is a subject that a single post would not do justice. So more on that in some other post.

In the end, I’ld like to reproduce a photo from the daily The News so as a Nation we know where we stand viz a viz the Indians. Are we ever going to kiss the moon?

Pakistanis: Still looking for the Moon……

The Moon: India vs Pakistan

As a South Asian, I am delighted that Indians have finally touched the Moon. Chandrayaan-I, the Indian Lunar craft finally kissed the moon by sending its probe onto the Lunar surface. You can read more about it here. Hmmm… well, I guess us pakistanis can start kissing mother Earth … for all we are worth!… as the lovely Moon seems out of our reach anyway.

The moon is this shiny object that we see in the sky. Its like a bright yellow plate which according to old Punjabi folklore has an old lady with her spinning wheel making some sort of thread. Thank God that Chandrayaan-I didnt hurt her. Moonlight is also said to warm up the cockles of one’s heart. Muslims have a particular attachment with the Moon as the Muslim calendar is based on the Moon as opposed to the Christian Gregorian Calendar, which is sort of, well, fixed. This allows some Muslims to celebrate two birthdays – one following the Muslim Calender and one with the Gregorian Calendar!. Well, who cares, as long as you are getting gifts on both birthdays!

In 1969, when I was in heavens and when Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, the Maulvis (clergymen) of some areas of Punjab gave the fatwa that no infidel can set foot on the moon! They went so far as to say that anyone believing that a non-muslim had set foot on their beloved Moon would actually have their marriage anulled. Lol. Fiendish clergymen must have an eye on a neighbors wife. That is the only logic that I can find for such a fatwa.

The Moon or Chaand (as is it referred to in Urdu) is a subject of profound interest in the Indo Pak culture. But that is a subject that a single post would not do justice. So more on that in some other post.

In the end, I’ld like to reproduce a photo from the daily The News so as a Nation we know where we stand viz a viz the Indians. Are we ever going to kiss the moon?

Pakistanis: Still looking for the Moon……

Mobilink’s CEO Replaced? : Mr Rashid Khan from Banglalink rumuored as CEO

While it is unofficial, there is a strong rumuor that Mr Zohair Khaliq has been removed as the CEO of Mobilink GSM, Pakistan’s largest cellular company, owned by Orascom Telecom and will be sent to Orascom Telecom, Egypt.

Mr Rashid Khan (ex VP Commercial Mobilink and CEO Banglalink) will be taking over as the new CEO of Mobilink.

Mobilink’s CEO Replaced? : Mr Rashid Khan from Banglalink rumuored as CEO

While it is unofficial, there is a strong rumuor that Mr Zohair Khaliq has been removed as the CEO of Mobilink GSM, Pakistan’s largest cellular company, owned by Orascom Telecom and will be sent to Orascom Telecom, Egypt.

Mr Rashid Khan (ex VP Commercial Mobilink and CEO Banglalink) will be taking over as the new CEO of Mobilink.