Pakistan to get faster, reliable internet as China backed submarine cable to start operations by end-2019
LAHORE: Pakistan internet backhaul is expected to receive a significant boost with the addition of an upcoming submarine cable called PEACE cable...
FBR to propose SC for scrapping 12.5 percent WHT on Rs1,000 balance recharge
In case of this tax remaining suspended in its entirety for the next financial year 2018-19, the overall accumulated losses in terms of revenue across Pakistan would jump to Rs123 billion
Pakistan, a strategic hub for Nokia
Twitteratti went haywire on June 20, 2017. It wasn’t about JIT probing the premier and his family for tax evasion nor was...
PTCL injects Rs 1 billion in U Bank
KARACHI:Â Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has injected an additional equity of Rs 1 billion in U Microfinance Bank Limited (U Bank), which...
PTCL’s net profit falls to Rs2.7bn in six months
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the country’s leading telecom services provider, on Friday, released its financial results for the six months ended...
SMS changed the entire landscape of communication
LAHORE: Seems eons ago when the first text message (SMS) was sent by Engineer Neil Papworth SMS on December 3rd, 1992, when...
Ufone launches prepaid data roaming offer in UAE, Saudi Arabia
LAHORE: Keeping up to its all-time commitment of making life easier for its valued customers, Ufone has launched a prepaid data roaming...
Samsung’s delayed Galaxy Fold now ready for Sept launch
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, will go on sale from September in selected markets after the launch...
Etisalat to pay longstanding $800mn to government
ISLAMABAD:Â Etisalat, holding the company of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), which is defaulting $800 million to the government, has finally agreed to...
Q-Mobile dents national exchequer to the tune of billions
ISLAMABAD:Â Q-Mobile in a bid save a hefty amount of taxes has allegedly caused billions of rupees to the national exchequer by assuming...
Efforts afoot to introduce 5G technology in Pakistan by 2020: Anusha Rahman
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Anusha Rahman on Friday said the government was making all-out efforts to ensure...
Government, Etisalat may find middle ground to resolve $800mn dues controversy
ISLAMABAD: Resumption of talks between the government of Pakistan (GoP) and Dubai-based Etisalat may lead to resolving the much-awaited $ 800 million...
WorldCall Telecom announces major strategic shift with GlobalTech trading start
WorldCall Telecom steps into a new phase with trading debut, marking a key strategic reorganization
Samsung announces folding phone with 5G at nearly $2,000
All of the Galaxy series of rigid phones except the 5G will be available from March 8, with the S10+ priced from $1,000, the S10 priced from $900 and the smaller S10e from $750.
Company fined Rs2 million for smuggling cell phones
ISLAMABAD: The Collector, Customs Intelligence has imposed a penalty of Rs2 million to the foreign cellular phone company in the case smuggling...