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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 [...]

Mobilink Posts Strong Growth in First Half of 2010

14 August 2010

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Mobilink, Pakistan’s market leader in cellular services and part of Orascom Telecom Holding (OTH), has posted strong revenues, higher EBITDA and increasing subscriber base in the first half of 2010 as compared to the same period last year. According to the results published by OTH, Mobilink subscriber base increased by 10.5% as compared to same [...]

Get Your Game on With Mobilink Jazz Foosball League (JFL)!

21 June 2010

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Mobilink Jazz brings for all fast-paced, action loving foosball players the ultimate online foosball experience like no other. Mobilink Jazz challenges you and your team to beat the Jazz foosball team and win exclusive Mobilink goody bags by playing your team to the top of Jazz Foosball League (JFL). If you think you are a [...]

Jazz Cric-IQ Giving Away Wasim Akram & Shahid Afridi Signed Bats

13 May 2010

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With T20 fever in full swing, Mobilink Jazz is giving away cricket bats signed by Wasim Akram & Shahid Afridi! Now that is something cricket buff out there would want to get their hands on. Well hurry up, cos they are giving out bats.20 In order to enter the lucky draw for these giveaways, all [...]

Mobilink Shown Healthy Revenue Growth at 4.2%

13 May 2010

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Pakistani operation, Mobilink, has shown healthy revenue growth at 4.2% in comparison to Q1 of 2009, thanks to an increased number in subscribers. In preparation for new entrants into the markets of Tunisia and Bangladesh, our operations witnessed successful subscriber uptake and lucrative revenue growth of 16% and 20% respectively, while solidifying their market positions. [...]

PCB Introduces Official Sponsors Worldcall and Pepsi Cola International

11 May 2010

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Pakistan Cricket Board introduced its major sponsors in a Press Conference held at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore. PCB COO Wasim Bari, CEO Worldcall Babar Ali Syed, Director Public Relations Mobilink Omar Manzur, Manager Marketing Pepsi Cola International Agha M. Khan, and GM Marketing PCB Tariq Hakim , addressed the Press Conference. In his comments PCB COO [...]

Jazz Mobitunes Now Offers Weekly Subscription!

11 May 2010

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Mobitunes, one of the most popular value added services of Mobilink, has revised its subscription process for the convenience of Jazz customers. Previously, Mobitunes services were available on a monthly subscription of Rs. 15+tax. Starting this month, all Jazz customers will be able to avail Mobitunes services on a weekly subscription of Rs. 3.75+tax only. [...]

Enjoy the T20 World Cup with Jazz Cricket Services

5 May 2010

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The Twenty20 World Cup is here and Jazz, as always remains the one stop solution for all the cricketing fun in Pakistan. Jazz customers can receive ball by ball updates, listen to live cricket commentary on their mobile phones or get latest video clips of wickets by subscribing to Jazz cricket alerts. To enjoy these [...]

Mobilink Investment to Cross $3.5bn in 2010

28 April 2010

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Mobilink, Pakistan’s market leader in cellular services and part of Orascom Telecom Holding has announced investment plans for the year 2010 bringing the total investment made by the company in Pakistan to over $3.5 billion. The telecom giant has earmarked more than $250 million for the year 2010 for enhancement of existing infrastructure and further [...]

Latif Khosa Lauds Cellular Companies Role in Promoting IT Sector

27 April 2010

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Advisor to Prime Minister for Information Technology, Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa has said that cellular companies have major contribution in the promoting the national telecom sector and have created job opportunities in the country. He expressed these views while talking to Chief Executive Officer and President of Mobilink, Rashid Khan who called on him [...]

Mobilink Celebrates Earth Day With a Nationwide Clean-up Drive

22 April 2010

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Mobilink, the country’s market leader in cellular communications and part of the Orascom Telecom Group, launched a nationwide drive as part of the “Earth-Day” celebrations to reinforce the importance of keeping the Earth clean. Earth Day is celebrated globally on 22nd April to inspire awareness and appreciation for the earth’s environment. The Mobilink Foundation Torchbearers [...]

Indian Model Again Let Down Mobilink By Uploading UnReleased TVC on Youtube

20 April 2010

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Recently Pro Pakistani just revelaed the latest mistake my Mobilink Indian Model Kanchi Khol who mistakenly uploaded the Mobilink upcoming Products UnReleased TVC. After watching this it is only know that the product name is “Mobilink Waseela”. TVC was latter deleted as Kanchi Koul realized the blunder she had made. (But don’t worry one of [...]

Now Tweet With Mobilink Blackberry Smartphone

20 April 2010

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To make tweeting simpler for its customers, Mobilink indigo has ‘pushed’ Twitter onto its BlackBerry base so all they have to do is just click the ‘Twitter’ icon on their handsets and start tweeting. Mobilink BlackBerry users can also dial 120 for more details. With vast nationwide coverage and competitive tariff plans, Mobilink sees every [...]

Mobilink Jazz SMS Khazana Continues Rewarding Jazz Customers

3 April 2010

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Mobilink, Pakistan’s Market leader in cellular services and part of Orascom Telecom Holding has announced the weekly winner of “Jazz SMS Khazana”, an exciting trivia-based contest allowing Mobilink customers the chance to win cash prizes on a Daily and Weekly basis. So far, 80 Jazz customers have won daily prize of Rs. 50,000/- each and [...]

Orascom Loses Algerian Tax Appeal

2 April 2010

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Algerian tax authorities have rejected a second appeal by Orascom Telecom Algeria against a tax reassessment for the years between 2004-2007 which resulted in a demand for $596.6m in penalties and back taxes. The rejection on Thursday means the Algerian subsidiary of the Egypt-based international telecoms operator, Orascom Telecom Holding, has exhausted all avenues for [...]