VEON Group CEO Urges Urgent Reforms to Boost Investor Interest in Telecom Sector ISLAMABAD  (  Web News ) The Chief Executive Officer of VEON Group, Kaan Terzioglu, accompanied by VEON Group Director of Corporate Affairs, Marine Babayan, and CEO of Jazz, Aamir Ibrahim, met with Federal Minister for IT andRead More →

PTCL achieves seamless go-live of SAP S/4HANA for enhanced efficiency and growth The ceremony also included appreciation certificates for team members involved in this transformation. ISLAMABAD  ( Web News )  Pakistan’s leading ICT services provider, PTCL Group (PTCL& Ufone 4G) have successfully implemented SAP RISE with SAP S/4HANA, marking anRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque has said that the telecom sector needs to upgrade its infrastructure to improve the quality of services in Pakistan. He said that Ministry of IT is providing 90 to 95% subsidy for provision ofRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) COVID-19 has provided telecom sector of Pakistan an opportunity to expand further and to strive for reducing existing digital inequality in the country. The experts from telecom sector said this during a webinar on ‘Future of Telecom Industry amid COVID-19 with special focus on Pakistan’ organized by Sustainable DevelopmentRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has launched Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) / Coordination Center Portal (https://sec.pta.gov.pk) for the Pakistan Telecom Sector. PTA has introduced the CERT portal for its licensees, in continuation to its efforts to improve security posture of Pakistan Telecom Sector and toRead More →

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet  agreed to reduce taxes on telecommunication sector and asked for negotiations with port terminal operators for reducing demurrage charges on Afghan cargo containers. The ECC meeting, presided by Adviser to PM on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, also approved the renewalRead More →

وزیرِ اعظم عمران خان کی زیر صدارت انٹرنیٹ کی وسیع کوریج  سے متعلق  اعلی سطح کا  اجلاس  نوجوانوں تک انٹرنیٹ کی آسان رسائی ، سستے پیکیجز کی فراہمی کو یقینی بنایا جائے آسلام آباد (صباح نیوز)وزیرِ اعظم عمران خان کی زیر صدارت  ملک میں انٹرنیٹ کی وسیع اور بہتر کوریجRead More →

Telecommunications-intensive sectors contributed 75% of total economic growth ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE)  Telenor Pakistan hosted an event at its 345 campus to share findings from a new connectivity report by Frontier Economics which highlights that the sectors driven by telecommunications in Pakistan contributed three quarters to economic growth. Titled “The MobileRead More →

  ISLAMABAD (TELECOALERT) The Senate Standing Committee for Information Technology and Telecommunication has recently recognized the contribution of cellular sector of Pakistan and appreciated the investment in the country and job creation opportunities provided by the sector. The committee also raised concerns over high levels of consumer taxation with specialRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The revenues from telecom sector, amid introduction of new and innovative services, has reached around Rs 234.9 billion during first two quarters of current fiscal year. The commercial launch of 3G and 4G services has opened new opportunities for revenue generation for mobile operators providingRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORTS ) Government of Pakistan through Federal Budget 2016-17 has announced several relief measures for local industry along with various revenue measures and tariff rationalization. Customs duty of 11 percent and 16 percent is exempted and instead RD at uniform rate of 9.0 percent is levied onRead More →