Pakistan open to businesses and investment in diverse areas: PM Abbasi

DAVOS: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Thursday said Pakistan with a huge market of 200 million people, an annual economic growth of...

Telenor foresees solid internet growth in Pakistan

Earnings margins in Telenor’s extensive Asian operations have been lifted by the ongoing growth in mobile broadband usage in the region, Chief...

80pc of network to be shifted to 4G: Telenor CEO

ISLAMABAD: Telenor has so far invested more than US $ 3.5 billion Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to expand its network and provide...

Parliamentary panel summons heads of cellular companies

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, on Thursday, directed all the heads of the cellular companies to appear in next meeting and brief about the...

Computer service exports increase 32pc during July & August 2017

ISLAMABAD: The export of computer services grew over 30 per cent year-on-year to over $111 million during the first two months of...

Senate committee recognises telecom sector‘s contribution

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee for Information Technology and Telecommunication has recently recognised the contribution of the telecom sector and appreciated the investment...

Zong’s ‘one-of-a-kind’ concept store is now open for customers

Zong has announced the opening of ‘one-of-a-kind’ concept store in Lahore hat is equipped with latest Zong products and state-of-the-art gadgets. This multi-purpose...

ZTE lambasts US lawmakers security concerns, says it’s a trusted partner

BEIJING: Chinese telecoms equipment group ZTE Corp hit back on Thursday against concerns from U.S. lawmakers that it is a vehicle for...

Telecom imports increase by 19.03pc

ISLAMABAD: Telecom imports into the country increased by 19.03 per cent during the first quarter of current fiscal year (July-September) as compared...

T-Mobile & Sprint merger plan gathers steam

Washington: T-Mobile U.S. Inc and Sprint Corp plan to announce a merger agreement without any immediate asset sales, as they seek to...

Jazz cements leadership position in telecommunications in Pakistan

VEON, Global Telecom Holding (GTH) and Jazz, Pakistan’s number one digital company announced today the successful acquisition of the 4G license in...

Telecom sector profit repatriation to headquarters reach $177m for FY 2016-17

Islamabad: According to data compiled by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), it has been reported that telecom companies repatriated dividends worth...

Telecom companies paid Rs42,549b taxes during last five years

Islamabad: Pakistan’s telecom companies are said to have paid an amount of Rs 42,549.3 billion tax during last five years. The major contribution in...

Centralized system should be established for telecom policy intervention says: PTA

Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Chairman Ismail Shah on Tuesday said the government needed to establish a centralized system for telecom policy...

Chinese company to set up cross-border telecom infrastructure

China Telecommunications Corp will set up resources to complete cross-border telecom infrastructure initiatives including the China-Pakistan information corridor, the China-Laos-Thailand and the...