Pakistan | Telecom News Bulletin

Passage of Competition Law in Its Original is Crucial: Munawar Iqbal

Thursday, March 11, 2010

The role of Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) is highly significant to protect the rights of the consumer and to create a system of check and balance, especially to discourage unhealthy trend of cartelization in the country. To bring investment in Pakistan and restore the confidence of local and foreign investors, it’s highly imperative to [...]

PUSH Demands End to Unjustified Internet Censorship in Pakistan

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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There should be a list, publicly available on PTA website, of the banned websites in Pakistan along with the reason of the ban. There should also be a procedure to review the decisions of blocking such websites. This was demanded by Press United to Serve Humanity (PUSH), a Pakistan-based non-profit, non-governmental, and non-sectarian consortium of [...]

Telenor Karo Mumkin “Pakistan In Future”

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Telenor Pakistan has just launched their “Karo Mumkin – Pakistan in future” campaign. The campaign inspires everyone to realize possibilities by sharing ideas about future Pakistan. The whole concept revolves around hope, inspiration and believing in the realization of possibilities. Telenor Pakistan has been a pioneer in innovation and a few months back, realized an incredible [...]

Warid Telecom Pakistan Appoints Muneer Farooqui New CEO

Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Warid Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd, the country’s most trusted and fastest growing cellular operator, announced that its Board of Directors have appointed Mr. Muneer Farooqui as company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Prior to the appointment he served as Chief Executive Officer of Warid Bangladesh. He has with him almost 20 years of experience mainly in [...]

Mobilink Recognized For Marketing Excellence

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

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Mobilink, Pakistan’s market leader in cellular services and subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Holding, has been recognized for Marketing Excellence by the Marketing Association of Pakistan (MAP). The MAP Marketing Excellence Award for 2009 has been conferred upon Bilal Munir Sheikh, Vice President Marketing Mobilink for outstanding Performance in the field of Marketing & Management, and for [...]

Orascom Founder Says Company Will Have to Evolve to Survive

Monday, March 8, 2010

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In the past decade, Orascom Telecom has grown from an Egyptian start-up to an international telecommunications giant that attracted more customers than any of its Middle East peers. The company rode the explosive growth of mobile phone use across Africa, the Middle East and the subcontinent, in combination with a strategy of making big investments into [...]

IT Industry in Pakistan: New Challenges by Quick Profit Seekers

Monday, March 8, 2010

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The import of used IT equipment has played a vital role in the nation’s development. The imported used and low cost computers are used by IT educational institutions, middle class and lower middle class students and families. Likewise, hospitals, clinics, departmental stores and all types of small and medium size business enterprises, even [...]

PCA Rejects The Proposal For Ban on The Import of Used Computers & Accessories

Monday, March 8, 2010

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Pakistan Computer Association (PCA) has rejected the proposal for a ban on the import of used computers and IT accessories. The proposal is being considered at ministry of information technology on behest of some vested interest groups. Munawar Iqbal, the president of PCA said that the move will benefit multinational companies dealing in new computers and [...]

Now Facebook Mobile Alerts for Ufone Users

Sunday, March 7, 2010

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Facebook Mobile Alerts Ufone subscribers can now: Update their Facebook status Subscribe to friend’s status updates and reply to status updates Send & Receive a message to and from a friend Post a message on friend’s wall or receive wall messages from friends Add a friend Find email address of a friend Find information of a friend Poke a friend Undo status changes De-activate/Re-activate notifications on [...]

NADRA Rejected Report Regarding Issuance of 25,000 Fake CNICs to Foreign Nationals

Friday, March 5, 2010

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The management of National Database & Registration Authority, NADRA has foiled 11,396 attempts of obtaining computerized identity cards (CNIC) by confirmed aliens, the applications are blocked permanently and cases are marked as fraud, this was stated by spokesman Nadra clarifying exaggerated figure by a section of press in this regard. Referring to some news reports regarding [...]

Mobilink Pays Tribute to Its Employees

Friday, March 5, 2010

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A company is incomplete without its human core. It may be a building with high-tech equipment, it may be an entity with a hefty monetary value yet at its very heart, an organization breathes and lives every day through its workforce. All companies across the world realize the importance of human resource and the uniqueness [...]

Mobilink Recognized For Marketing Excellence

Thursday, March 4, 2010

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Mobilink, Pakistan’s market leader in cellular services and subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Holding, has been recognized for Marketing Excellence by the Marketing Association of Pakistan (MAP). The MAP Marketing Excellence Award for 2009 has been conferred upon Bilal Munir Sheikh, Vice President Marketing Mobilink for outstanding Performance in the field of Marketing & Management, and for [...]

Wasim Akram Welcomes Mobilink Jazz Cricket Experts

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Mobilink Jazz, Pakistan’s favorite prepaid cellular brand organized an exciting event at Royal Palm Country Club, to enable the lucky winners of Jazz Cricket Experts contest to meet the cricket legends of Pakistan. At the event was present, Mobilink Brand Ambassador Wasim Akram along with Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq, who enjoyed an interactive session with [...]

PTCL Advice to Public Exposes Its Inefficient Customer Services

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has advised its valued customers to contact its support team or Regional General Managers on email addresses in case their complaints are not addressed through 1218. PTCL’s announcement is infact confession of its inefficient customer services help line 1218. The success of service based companies depends on how effective and efficient [...]

Telenor Encourages Stealing Ideas in Tv Adverts

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Whatever happened to originality? Why is there suddenly no creativity left amongst the ‘biggest and brightest’ in our industries and why do companies think they can get away with stealing ideas and concepts? I was astonished to watch the new Telenor Easy Paisa commercial on the television the other day. It is unbelievable that a company [...]