Internet disruptions could cost Pakistan $300m, IT group warns Dtrends

Internet disruptions could cost Pakistan 0m, IT group warns Dtrends

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan could lose up to $300 million because of internet disruptions, an IT group warned Thursday. “We see a careless and reckless implementation of the national firewall that threatens to strangle the IT industry before its maturity,” said Ali Ihsan from the Pakistan Software Houses Association. “The internet, its reliability, quality, and throughput … Read more

Internet firewall could cost economy $300m, says software houses association D_Trends

Internet firewall could cost economy 0m, says software houses association D_Trends

A representational image of a man using laptop. — Reuters KARACHI: The country’s economy could lose up to $300 million due to internet disruptions caused by imposition of a national firewall, the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) said in a press release on Thursday. Islamabad is implementing an internet firewall to monitor and regulate content … Read more