PACT // Pakistani Association of Computing & Technology

16/03/2015

Crackdown on illegal VoIP (Voice over IP) setups in Pakistan

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06/03/2015

We will be organizing an event very soon. Stay tuned for more updates.

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07/02/2015

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06/02/2015

Coming back soon...

Re-formation taking place, interested parties can contact us.

22/04/2014

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Openings for volenteering team members available.

13/08/2012

12/07/2012

Congratulations [Eight-year-old Shafay is the youngest Microsoft tech certified specialist]

Karachi’s eight-year-old Shafay Thobani, has become the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist, it was reported here.
Born on March 13, 2004, Shafay grew interested in computers eversince he was a baby.

On April 9, 2012, Shafay appeared in the prometric test and secured 91 per cent marks, thus becoming the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Training Specialist (MCTS) at the tender age of eight years and 24 days.

The boy is a certified professional in Microsoft Windows 7 Configuration and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. Before appearing in the exam, he remained under training of Microsoft certified trainers for 13 months.

His trainer Faisal Durrani said it was a challenge for him to teach complicated concepts such as Domain Name System (DNS) and Internet Protocol (IP) address to a child as young as Shafay.

Speaking of the boy’s main areas of interest, Shafay’s father Dr Shah Thobani elated by the son’s achievement, told newsmen that his son liked network and communication programming. “Shafay has already completed 65 per cent of Microsoft Hyper-V virtualisation, too,” he added.

“Shafay was born in 2004, the same year Arfa was declared the world’s youngest Microsoft Certified Professional at the age of nine. Arfa was an inspiration for us and I hope that Shafay, too, would be a role model for more children to show their tremendous talent,” Dr Thobani said.

Shafay said, “I am proud of myself and I will work for Pakistan in any way possible.”

10/04/2012

We have formed this with the help of sincere and hardworking team, however, since this is a Non-Profit Organization some people loose the energy required and are replaced as we constantly keep an eye for contributing hands. We initiated this from Riyadh and are expanding this to the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia. The main objective is to form the best Pakistani resource pool and create opportunities through electronic networking, physical events as well as other various planned activities in the Region and re-gain market trust on our talent.

If you are interested to join us as a Member or Team, all you have to do is get to the link below and apply. Together we can grow and for more information you can visit

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PACT (Pakistani Association of Computing & Technology) is an independent member's special interest society for Information Technology (IT). It is an open, independent forum for Pakitani Professionals IT users. The society encompasses the IT industry, corporations in general and research and devel...

24/03/2012

World Bank approved $380,000 in grants to Pakistan in November 2011 for a two-year project, mLab South Asia, to be set up in Lahore.

In a move that would help spur the already booming development of IT content, Pakistan has beaten off competition from regional countries to bag World Bank’s contract for setting up a research lab for mobile software development including apps, The Express Tribune has learnt.

Pakistan Software Export Board – the agency tasked with the implementation of the project – has not made any official announcement, however, a well informed official told the Express Tribune that World Bank approved $380,000 in grants to Pakistan in November 2011 for a two-year project, mLab South Asia, to be set up in Lahore.

World Bank’s division InfoDev planned to establish five mobile software development research labs across the world including one in the Saarc region, the official said. India and Sri Lanka were also shortlisted for the region but Pakistan was picked as the final destination.

The business plan focuses on combining arts and science schools under the umbrella of PSEB. “We proposed that we will bring these two communities together for content-based applications,” a PSEB official who requested anonymity. “Our plan inspired them and we won the grant to set up the lab, he added.
PSEB is leading the project while Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture, National College of Arts, and University of Engineering and Technology (UET) are among the implementation partners, the official said. The lab will be setup at UET, he added.

The purpose of the project is to establish mobile labs as specialised business incubators supporting mobile technology entrepreneurs, application developers and innovators, said infoDev Senior Communications Officer Angela Bekkers in an e-mail.

Bekkers said the grant comes from a Finland-financed trust fund, managed by infoDev, a global partnership programme in the World Bank. InfoDev’s mission is to enable innovative entrepreneurship for sustainable and inclusive growth, she added.

The blue print of the project is ready, according to PSEB official, and WB has already released the first year installment of $240,000 to PSEB earlier this year. The paper work is complete, courses have been designed, events have been planned for tech and art people, he said. The project will be executed after PSEB disburses funds to implementation partners. Pakistan Software Export Board did not respond to email queries sent by The Express Tribune.

(Published in The Express Tribune, March 24th, 2012)

12/03/2012

With the Name of Allah, The Most Gracious and Most Merciful !

20/02/2012

Pakistan's answer to the iPad is the PACPAD

15/01/2012

This is where every person's lifecycle ends. Funeral prayer of Arfa Karim, the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), has been offered here on Sunday morning.

August 2005, Arfa was also honored by the Pakistan Government for the Fatima Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of Science and Technology which she received from then Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. She was also honored with Salaam Pakistan Youth Award in 2005 which has been set up by Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate Dr Abdul Salam. Moreover, Arfa has won the Presidential Award for Pride of Performance.

On Saturday, Arfa lost the battle of life after remaining admitted in CMH (Combined Military Hospital). Arfa Karim was only sixteen years old. Arifa Karim remained in intensive care at CMH after suffering an epileptic seizure and cardiac arrest a few weeks ago. After battling for life for 26 days, one of Pakistan's brightest & youngest brains left this world for good. May her soul rest in Peace Aameeen!