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Mobilink Reaches Out to 65,000 Flood Affectees

2 September 2010

Mobilink, Pakistan’s market leader in cellular services and a part of Orascom Telecom Holding, is rapidly expanding the outreach of its flood relief efforts and continues to deliver healthy food and basic necessities to flood victims across the country. The efforts are being channeled through the Mobilink Foundation using the Rs 85 million pledged Mobilink [...]

Telenor Pakistan Receives Rs68 Million From DTAC Thailand For Flood relief

31 August 2010

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Telenor Group’s operating company DTAC Thailand handed over a cheque of Rs68 million to Telenor Pakistan here today as its contribution toward the ongoing flood relief efforts. To announce the donation a press conference was organized by Telenor Pakistan at a local hotel. Present on the occasion from Telenor Pakistan were Aamir Ibrahim, Vice President [...]

Mobilink Jazz Gives Away 3 Cars & Air-Tickets

31 August 2010

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Mobilink, Pakistan’s market leader in cellular services and a part of Orascom Telecom Holding, presented the 6 lucky winners of the Jazz “Zabardast Recharge Offer” with three 1,800 cc cars and three air-tickets to any global destination of their choice. Mobilink Jazz, Pakistan’s premier prepaid brand with more than 30 million users, launched the Zabardast [...]

PTCL Offering Most Suitable Package For Its Employees Despite Any Obligation

31 August 2010

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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) after privatization is a privately run organization, which follows private sector practices for the betterment of its employees. The current announcement by the Government of Pakistan for the raise of salaries by 50% does not apply to PTCL. However, keeping in mind the inflation and employees’ well being, PTCL has [...]

Easypaisa Launches “International Home Transfer” Service

30 August 2010

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Tameer Microfinance Bank and Telenor Pakistan made another addition to the bouquet of easypaisa services with the launch of ‘International Home Transfer’ in collaboration with Xpress Money, UK. This service adds on to the existing domestic remittance service Money Transfer by providing international home remittances receiving facility in Pakistan. The latest easypaisa service can be [...]

Google Realtime Search Launched

30 August 2010

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Google Inc launched a website on August 26 for users who want to sift through news, comments and other information on the Internet in real time, letting them follow conversations on social network hubs such as Facebook and Twitter in one place. The move expands the Internet search leader’s efforts to compete with Microsoft Corp’s [...]

Telecom Sector to Spend Rs 2.3bn on Infrastructure

29 August 2010

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Landline and cellular operators’ expenses to repair damaged infrastructure are likely to cross Rs 2.3 billion in flood-hit areas across the country. Heavy rains and flash floods have destructed the network infrastructure of telecom operators unprecedentedly in different telecom regions of the country. The initial assessment report prepared by Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication [...]

Telenor Pakistan Continues to Assist Flood-Hit Families

27 August 2010

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Following the country’s most devastating floods ever, Telenor Pakistan continues to work with its field partner Pakistan Red Crescent Society to assist in the flood relief efforts. Telenor Pakistan has handed over to PRCS 60% of the pledged Rs100 million to enable it to provide immediate relief goods to those most affected. PRCS has identified [...]

War of Words on E-Government Project Intensifies

26 August 2010

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War of Words on E-Government Project Intensifies

LMKR the vendor of E-Office Software has refused to give source code E-Government Department, Government of Pakistan as the vendor alleged the work on E-Office Replication Project has been stalled. It is worth mentioning the project had a total value of Rs 45 Million. LMKR accused the E Government Department of not issuing Final Acceptance [...]

PTCL Launches Bill Collection Counters at Ufone Customer Services Centers

26 August 2010

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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has launched its bill collection at Ufone Customer Services Centers (UCSC) to facilitate its valued customers. This new facility would be in addition to already existing 84 bill collection points, operating through various one stop shops, walk in centres/revenue offices of PTCL in various cities of the country. Muhammed Nematullah [...]

PTA Chairman Presented Cheque of Rs 6.5Lakh in PM Flood Relief Fund

25 August 2010

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Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday urged the Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to ensure the reconstruction of telecommunication infrastructure in the flood-hit areas to strengthen the relief activities. The Prime Minister said this while talking to Dr. Muhammad Yaseen, Chairman PTA at PM House. The PTA Chairman presented the Prime Minister a cheque [...]

Nokia Commitment To Environmental Sustainability

25 August 2010

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At Nokia their main focus is on sustainability of environment and it is embedded in all the departments like operations, production and services. This helps to create positive effects of mobile technology for consumers, enables us to make a real difference to the environment and to driving sustainable development. Nokia’s china operations reflects the image [...]

Nokia Bejing Campus A Class of Its Own For Quality And Commitment to Excellence

23 August 2010

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Beijing is the capital of an ancient civilization and a culture that dates back thousands of years. It reflects the image of its old culture and civilization. Today china has become very strong nation and emerged as a country with a very strong economy in the global world. So what place can be better than [...]

Nokia Diverse Culture At China Bejing Facility

22 August 2010

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Beijing the capital of an ancient civilization and a culture that dates back thousands of years, today as china comes forefront to the global stage to center of Asia rising economic power. So what better place for the world largest mobile phone maker to setup a key manufacturing base, research and development, marketing and testing [...]

Acer Appoints Adnan Siddiqui as Brand Ambassador for Acer Pakistan

21 August 2010

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Pakistan: Actor Adnan Siddiqui has been appointed as Acer’s Brand Ambassador in Pakistan. The Pakistani television actor made big waves with his work in the 2007 Hollywood feature film with Angelina Jolie, ‘A Mighty Heart’, and is considered to be thecountry’s top talent. Elaborating on the association of Adnan Siddiqui with Acer, Zahid Mahmood, Country [...]