Etisalat mulling new CEO for PTCL; Ufone likely to merge with national telecom operator
LAHORE: Emirates Telecommunication Group Company (Etisalat) is mulling to replace the incumbent CEO of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), Rashid Khan, for...
From JazzCash to Cashless – Hacker steals money from retailers’ mobile accounts
In a recent development that could undermine the government and private sector’s efforts towards financial inclusion, a fraudster siphoned off Rs15 lacs...
Aamir might not succeed in turning Veon into Pakistan’s WeChat. But what if he does?
When Government of Pakistan opened its telecoms market to private sector 13 years ago, the country saw a massive inflow of foreign...
Pakistan Army owns $20 billion stakes in fifty conglomerates claims Indian media report
LAHORE: The Pakistan army exercises control over fifty conglomerates said to be worth $20 billion stretching from banks, industrial plants, universities, milk dairies,...
Why ‘no profit’ still makes Zong happy
Faraz Ahmed, a resident of Anda Mor, North Karachi, wakes up at four every morning and sets off to his vendor’s home...
Pakistan’s mobile internet users stand at 21 percent of the population: Report
LAHORE: Pakistan’s mobile internet users as a percentage of the population were recorded at 21 percent at end of January 2018, according...
Jazz going in for the kill
It is 6:30 on a Sunday (August 20) evening, a roadside vendor, using open cry method, lures half a dozen men to...
Jazz CEO Aamir hints massive layoffs in a bid to revamp Jazz
LAHORE: In a recent message sent out to the employees at Jazz, Jazz CEO Aamir Ibrahim informed the company that Jazz would...
Jazz failed to build Veon into the WeChat of Pakistan. That’s why it will succeed
CEO Aamir Ibrahim’s willingness to abandon his failures and invest in his successes suggests a strong path forward for the company
PTA to deactivate all smuggled phones by Jan 2019
The Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar has announced that mobile phones sold after 1st December 2018 that are not customs duty...
Economic Survey 2017-18: Telecom sector revenues touched Rs235.5 billion in FY 2017-18
Until the end of February 2018, Pakistan’s total mobile broadband subscribers stood at 53.5 million.
Dutch telecom giant VEON acquires Dhabi Group’s stake in Jazz for $273m
LAHORE: VEON, a leading global provider of connectivity and internet services, in an official statement announced that it has successfully concluded the...
Is Qmobile’s iron grip beginning to slip away?
When it comes to hardware technology, one hardly finds a local brand as big as Qmobile. Regardless of which side of the...
Engro plans aggressive expansion for tower sharing business with Rs14bn investment
LAHORE: Pakistan’s leading conglomerate Engro Corporation has announced that it would make an equity investment of Rs14 billion in the telecom infrastructure...
PTCL, Ufone merger in final stages: sources
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The merger of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited and its cellular arm Ufone, which operates as a separate company, has entered final stages...