Telecom and IT news from Pakistan

PTCL Records Hat Trick at KSE-100 Index

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:47:00 +0000

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has recorded a hat trick on the 100 index of Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) by remaining market leader in terms of shares’ trading volume on three consecutive days of the present week.

PTCL remained a leading scrip on the 100 index and experts say it is likely to retain its position of volume leader by the end of trading session today, for consecutive fourth day.

PTCL’s shares value was also seen increasing as investors have been buying its shares like hot dogs in the equity market in the hope to get maximum dividends expected to be announced soon.

In the first three days, traded shares from PTCL stood from 31.29 million to 47.2 million yesterday. Last weekly day from past week had also marked PTCL as market leader – 51.65 million shares were traded then.

In overall last four sessions, the value of PTCL share increased from Rs 14.42 per share to Rs 16.20 per share, showing 12 percent increase per share value.

Analysts believe that investors are heavily buying PTCL’s shares owing to the expectedformation of International Clearing House by LDI operators, in which the international incoming calls traffic will be increased on legal channels while blocking the grey traffic at maximum level on the other hand.

Accordingly, the rates for overseas callers may witness a massive jump as any foreign operator terminating calls into Pakistan would have to pay Rs. 7.64 per minute (USc8.4/min).

PTCL having lion share in the international traffic revenues will become the ultimate beneficiary of the filter system, that will enhance its profitability if plan is implemented as scheduled in near future, analysts said.

It can generate extra revenues while playing a role of technical leader in the consortium besides providing value added services to call centers.

PTA Accused of Delaying 3G Auction

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:46:00 +0000

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is delaying the auction for 3G licenses – which is likely to generate up to one billion dollar for the federal government – by not issuing finalized date for auction, Secretary Information Technology Farooq Awan told Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly yesterday.

The newly elected chairman of the committee, Nadeem Afzal Gondal, chaired the PAC meeting. The meeting reviewed the audit accounts of telecommunication sector for 2004-05 and 2006-07.

The secretary for information technology alleged that despite giving assurance to Ministry of Information Technology, the PTA did not appoint consultant for the valuation of 3G licenses, which the government had earlier planned to auction in March 2012.

It was revealed that Prime Minister had been told on December 19, 2011 that 3G auction would be held on March 29th, 2011 and that a consultant would be appointed till that time.

"But no consultant has so far been hired by the PTA after expiry of 80 days at a time when the government is desperate for cash," secretary remarked.

It maybe recalled that mobile operators always wanted to avoid 3G auction. We have covered a timeline for major events in past few months regarding 3G. ProPakistani’s complete coverage for 3G auction can be found here.

Via BR

Allied Bank to Offer Mobile Banking Services

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:43:00 +0000

Allied Bank Limited has inked a Technology Support Agreement for the deployment of mobile banking services with Sybase and Abacus Consulting, said a statement issued here today.

Sybase is a SAP Company with expertise in mobile commerce services while Abacus Consulting will help Allied Bank in adapting the technology for mobile financial services.

The deal was closed at the Head Office of the Bank today.

Khalid A. Sherwani, President/CEO, Jalees Ahmed, Executive Director – Strategic Planning, Zia Ijaz, Group Chief – Commercial & Retail Banking & Mujahid Ali, Group Chief – Information Technology from Allied Bank, Asad Ali Khan, President & Abbas Ali Khan, Senior Partner from Abacus Consulting and Hasan Jamal, Country Head – Pakistan from SAP were present on the occasion along with other officials.

Pakistan happens to be one of the fastest developing markets in the world for mCommerce and these services will create opportunities of unprecedented scale for bank customers. Allied Bank’s decision to deploy mCommerce solution will enable it to offer mobile phone based financial and non-financial services to its customers.

On the occasion, Sherwani commented “Allied Bank, being one of the largest banks in Pakistan, has been capitalizing on technology to provide fast and cost efficient services to its customers. The imminent implementation of mCommerce solution would further enhance Allied Bank’s capacity to extend its services to wide range of banking customers and help in extending financial inclusion to the hitherto untapped market segments”.

Asad A Khan of Abacus Consulting commented “We are pleased to be a part of this goal in transforming the financial ecosystem in Pakistan in partnership with Allied Bank. At Abacus Consulting, we are fully committed to leverage our vast knowledge in the field of mCommerce. Our on ground team of experts in the field of mCommerce combined with senior management’s robust efforts for client satisfaction shows our seriousness towards developing mCommerce and mBanking in Pakistan”.

Recharge Vfone and EVO Connections with Uload

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:43:00 +0000

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has launched its newest “Life Made Easy” re-charge service through which Vfone and EVO (prepaid) customers can recharge their accounts through a nationwide network of Uload retailers.

PTCL customers of Vfone and EVO can now enjoy instant recharge for their Vfone and EVO connections of minimum Rs.20 to 2,000 through nearly 150,000 retailers situated across the country.

Customers and retailers will get SMS alerts for all recharges, which will help them keep track of their account status.

Following is the customer lifecycle implemented against different recharge amounts:

Load Denominations	Outgoing Validity	Incoming Validity	Temporary Out of Service
Rs. 20 – 49	02 Days	10 Days	45 Days
Rs. 50 – 99	07 Days	20 Days	45 Days
Rs. 100 – 299	30 Days	90 Days	45 Days
Rs. 300 – 499	60 Days	90 Days	45 Days
Rs. 500 – 999	90 Days	90 Days	45 Days
Rs. 1,000 – 1,999	120 Days	90 Days	45 Days
Rs. 2,000 & above	180 Days	90 Days	45 Days

These validities are applicable only for Vfone, for EVO we will follow the validities already defined for each package.
After 45 TOS (temporary out of service) days customer will go in POS (permanent out of service) status
5% service charges will be applicable on each load

“PTCL has always strived to provide the best services and exciting offers to its valued customers,” said PTCL Senior Executive Vice President Commercial, Naveed Saeed. “PTCL’s focus remains our customers’ convenience and the new ‘Life Made Easy’ service will certainly bring a qualitative difference to the lives of our customers.”

“Keeping in mind the needs of our customers, we will keep upgrading PTCL’s services in future,” said Executive Vice President Wireless, Omar Khalid.

Service Details:

This service is available at all retail shops (approx 150,000) who are currently offering Ufone’s Uload service
Minimum recharge amount is Rs. 20/-
Vfone customers will be awarded active days as per lifecycle details mentioned above
Both customer and retailer will get an SMS alert in case of successful transaction
In case of fail transaction a failure message will be received at retailer’s end and he will reimbursement the money to customer
In case of Temporary out of service or Permanent out of service status, customer will first have to get his account activated from PTCL call center/OSS and only then he will be able to recharge his account through Uload

Ufone Sponsored Golfer Wins COAS Golf Championship

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 10 May 2012 09:42:00 +0000

Matloob Ahmed, one of the Ufone sponsored golfers, won COAS Open Golf Championship – 2012 which concluded recently at Rawalpindi Golf Club.

There were more than 400 participants in the event from all across Pakistan. The tournament throughout was led by Matloob Ahmed and Muhammad Nazir both Ufone sponsored golfers but at the end this was Matloob who stood strong to take away the winning prize. Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani handed over the winning cheque of Rs. 2 million to Matloob Ahmed at the grand prize distribution ceremony.

Ufone recently announced its ongoing commitment to sports in Pakistan by signing up the top golfers Pakistan has to offer. This is the first time in the history of Pakistan that golf has been endorsed at such a massive country wide scale. Ufone has signed on Shabbir Iqbal (Pakistan No.1), Matloob Ahmed (Pakistan No.2), Muhammad Munir (Pakistan No.3) and Mubariz Ahmed (Pakistan Junior Champion) along with other upcoming talent. This step has reaffirmed Ufone’s conviction to support sports in the country. Soon after the signing of these players, Muhammad Munir won Mangla Open 2012 and the KP National Ranking Open Golf Tournament 2012 and Matloob has soon followed suit.

Speaking at the occasion beaming Matloob Ahmed said that Ufone’s endorsement has built his self-confidence. The platform provided by the company has encouraged golfers to play local and international tournaments which has increased the spirit of competition between them and drives them to perform at their very best.

Zong Kicks off United Football Tournament

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:28:00 +0000

‘ZONG United Kickoff’ Football Tournament 2012 was launched on Friday, May 4 to great public excitement, simultaneously in five cities of Pakistan.

The tournament is for the selection of 32 young boys who will get trained in Manchester United Soccer School, Abu Dhabi. The CCO of ZONG Mr. Sajid Mahmood kicked-off the ball in Pakistan Sports Complex to begin the tournament.

A total of 128 ZONG registered teams of young boys within the age bracket of 13-17 years of age are participating in this knock-out tournament. Football matches will be held among all these teams and the winning team comprising 16 players will be sent to Manchester United Soccer School. In addition, 16 outstanding players during the matches will also be going to the school.

Commenting at the occasion ZONG’s Chief Commercial Officer, Sajid Mahmood said “This is the biggest activity supporting football in the history of Pakistan. ZONG recognizes that football is possibly the fastest growing team game in the country today in terms of popularity, and is proud to be the pioneer supporter of talent in Pakistan. For us this is much more than just sponsoring a sporting activity. It is about courage, determination, the desire to compete and excel and above all to prove to the world that Pakistan does not lack in talent in any way.”

Previously, ZONG has approached schools to identify schools teams and set-up trial camps to form teams with maximum number of 16 players per team. The teams registered from schools and through trials have now been given the chance to prove their mettle by competing against each other.

These trials were conducted in major cities of Pakistan which includes Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad/ Rawalpindi, Multan and Faisalabad. A team of professional coaches conducted these skill-based trials and selected the best players to form 64 teams, consisting of 16 players in each team.

Previously it was planned to select only 8 teams through trials and 120 teams from schools, but after overwhelming response from individuals, ZONG’s management decided to increase the number of teams selected through trials and make the number of teams even in both categories.

Manchester United Soccer Schools (MUSS) offer coaching courses for footballers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, from six year olds through to adults. ZONG have teamed up with MUSS to offer 32 lucky winners the chance to participate in a 5 day program at their state of the art facility in Abu Dhabi, which will include a series of fun and challenging coaching sessions focusing on a variety of different technical areas such as dribbling, short passing, turning and finishing. The program will also look to develop the young players in other fields, such as tactical understanding, and mental, physical and social growth.

Zong Announces Daily Unlimited Mobile Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:27:00 +0000

Zong, arguably the king of mobile internet packages, has announced this new offer that will allow its customers to use unlimited mobile internet based on daily rentals.

It maybe recalled that Zong is already offering various mobile internet packages with different kind of contracts.

However, this new package by Zong will allow its customers to use 50 MB of download/upload per day at a fixed daily cost of Rs. 10 per day.

Tariff and Details:

Activation Charges: Rs. 10
Daily Charges: Rs 10
Daily Limit: 50 MB

How to avail:

Just dial *909# from your ZONG connection and get connected!
You can active through SMS also by sending "sub<space>dailyunlimited to 906

Note

This package is available to all Prepaid Zong customers on all commercial packages.
Fair usage policy of 50 MB limit per day applies.
After the consumption of 50MB the subscriber would be charged as per the default package.
To unsubscribe SMS "unsub<space>unlimited" to 909 (un-subscription charges are Rs. 5).

Samsung Galaxy S III Revealed

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:27:00 +0000

Samsung has finally revealed its flagship android device for the year, the Samsung Galaxy S III – billed as official smartphone for Olympics 2012 – a sequel of Galaxy line of smartphones.

First thing you will notice about Samsung Galaxy S III is its gigantic 4.8 inch Super AMOLED HD screen (1280 x 720) on a minimal design – which by the way isn’t liked by many due to its huge size and Samsung’s conventional plastic pack.

On hardware front, Galaxy S III comes with 1.4GHz Samsung Exynos 4 Quad processor, which is said to offer twice the processing capability of the older Exynos 4 Dual used in previous Galaxy phones, while it consumes 20% lesser power.

Samsung said that it has optimized the power usage for processor by enabling each core to use exactly the amount of power it requires for processing.

Yes, Galaxy S3 will run on Android 4.0.4 or Ice Cream Sandwich.

Then there comes a 8-megapixel rear-facing and 1.9 megapixel forward-facing camera. Camera has zero shutter lag so you can capture photos instantly. The camera is also capable of taking 20 photos at once in burst mode, and a feature called “Best Photo” will pick the best shot out of a group of eight.

“With the GALAXY S III, Samsung has maximized the consumer benefits by integrating superior hardware with enhanced smartphone usability,” said JK Shin, President and Head of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung.

Specifications:

Here is a run down of complete specifications for Galaxy S3:

Network:
- 2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
- 3G (HSPA＋ 21Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
- 4G (Dependent on market)
Display: 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED (1280×720) display
OS: Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Camera
- Main(Rear): 8 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag
- Sub (Front): 1.9 Mega pixel camera, HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag
- Recording & Playback: Full HD (1080p)
Connectivity:
- WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40
- GPS/GLONASS
- NFC
- Bluetooth® 4.0(LE)
Sensor: Accelerometer, RGB light, Digital compass, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
Memory: 16/ 32GB User memory (64GB available soon) ＋ microSD slot (up to 64GB)
Dimension: 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm, 133g
Battery: 2,100 mAh

Software:

Samsung has introduced a plethora of software enhancements for Samsung Galaxy S3, including a Siri challenger: S Voice.

Here are few of features Samsung Galaxy S3 will offer:

Smart Stay: Samsung Galaxy S3 will dim its brightness when you’re asleep. So long as you are awake and will look at the phone, it will maintain a bright display.
Direct Call: Samsung claims that Galaxy S3 knows when you want to talk. If you’re messaging and want to call instead, simply lift your phone to your ear and it will dial your friend automatically.
Smart Alert: It knows when you’ve been away from your phone – vibrating nudge lets you know missed calls or messages.
Social Tag: It keeps track of your loved ones: a glance at your friends’ photos will show you their current SNS status.
S Voice: Samsung Galaxy S3 responds to your words: you can tell it to wake up, answer, even take a photo.
S Beam: Place two GALAXY S IIIs back-to-back and you can transfer pictures, music, videos, and more.
All Share Cast: Stream your photos, videos – even the game you’re playing – onto big screen, with your phone doubling as a controller.
Buddy Photo Share: It shares with everyone instantly: as the phone recognizes your friends faces, it can share photos with them instantly.
All Share Play: Galaxy S3 lets you share with everyone: access to documents and
multimedia files when you work somewhere else.

In addition Samsung Galaxy S3 will allow you to watch HD videos while you text, or while you are writing a long email. A distraction some may call it – fun for others.

Samsung also partnered with Dropbox to offer 50GB of cloud space for Samsung Galaxy S3 owners.

Samsung said that one should expect world over launch of Samsung Galaxy S3 in June this year. That’s the time when we are likely to see this smartphone surfacing in Pakistan too. No words on pricing yet, but it is anticipated it would land around Rs. 55,000 to Rs. 60,000.

If you still not convinced, see below the comparison of Galaxy S3 with rival flagship devices.

And now some images and videos of Galaxy S3; here you go:

Punjab Laptops Get Wrecked by Twisted Media

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:25:00 +0000

Punjab’s laptop scheme has become controversial, so is the case with Mr. Shahbaz Sharif. It is yet to ascertain if this whole campaign against Mr. Sharif is outcome of Prime Minister’s conviction, as political silos are hot like hell, or allegations against laptop scheme are for real. We will try to evaluate few of them below.

From what it appears, all political parties are currently doing their best to outperform others in blames, accusations, allegations and what not. Media has apparently decided not to remain behind too.

This whole scenario has engulfed the laptop scandal with fierce beating that it got from media with some sensitive and reasonable questions. But at the same time media men are throwing serious rubbish, something that they are notorious for.

Let’s take an example of Mubashir Luqman. Before we get to our discussion, please watch this video clip from his show on Dunya TV on May 1st, 2012:

I won’t discuss the pricing of laptops or the decision of Punjab government to give away laptops instead of building schools – this is something that can be argued and should be argued for better and transparent governance.

But I will rather focus on other matters such as Mr. Luqman has claimed that the Laptops were not manufactured by Dell company, instead they were manufactured in China. Probably he is of the view that these laptops are china-made fake copies of dell. Sir; you need to pay a visit to computer market and look at the back side of laptops to straighten your facts. It will help.

Then he goes on to compare Youth initiative laptops with another model of dell without mentioning the model of laptop. Following is the screenshot of the comparison:

Mr. Luqman further alleges that operating system in Punjab Laptops is not original but a pirated copy of Microsoft Windows. He also regrets that Punjab government could be in real trouble if Microsoft gets notice of this incident. Maybe Mr. Luqman was misinformed on this as Punjab Youth Laptops come with Ubuntu OS – which is an open source free operating system.

Mubashir Luqman astonished everyone by claiming that Punjab Laptops (which are actuallyDell Inspiron N4050 with variations in processor and RAM) is a 15 years old technology. Well I am not kidding here, you can watch above video yourself to see what exactly he said.

Maybe Mr. Luqman hadn’t the opportunity to buy or operate a computer 15 years ago (somewhere around 1997) when we had to pay the price of a laptop for just 16 MB Ram.

Mr. Mubashir Luqman also terms Punjab Youth Laptop 400 times slower than the original Dell laptop without mentioning his gauges.

Again, this whole scheme could be a waste of money. Maybe 4 billion rupees could have been used for better education, or maybe for another education department for lot better means. But it is really shocking, disgraceful and shameful to twist facts, rather telling direct lies, just to support an argument.

Even worse, this TV show was translated and distributed by a newswire (Online News Network) to whole media. They went even further by claiming that actual price of laptop was Rs. 19,500 which was bought by Punjab Government for Rs. 37,700.

Have a look at following clipping taken from today’s Jang Newspaper:

Waseela Bank Starts Operations

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:13:00 +0000

Waseela Microfinance Bank Limited (WMBL) announced the commencement of its operations in Pakistan with the opening of its first branch in Islamabad.

This commercial launch of its first branch in Islamabad (F8 Markaz) could be be termed as a soft launch with limited products in offering.

Easypaisa would be relieved to see this tiny launch by Waseela Bank. Sure they have secured a better market placement with huge competing difference for others to fill.

Waseela Bank is yet to get its website live, in fact its showing “Coming Soon” message on it, while we are told that product information will be communicated to us by week end.

Waseela Bank said that product portfolio will include flagship service for branchless banking, which is likely to surface in two to three months from now.

Waseela Microfinance Bank has been established to cater the need for banking and financial services that are easily accessible for the unbanked and under-banked.

Waseela Microfinance Bank Limited said that its goal is to serve lower-income groups by providing structured financial services suited to their needs. WMBL is a fully owned subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Holdings, and a sister concern of Mobilink – Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited (PMCL).

Speaking at the inauguration, Ghazanfar Azzam, President and CEO, Waseela Microfinance Bank Limited highlighted, “Waseela Microfinance Bank and its management will continue to research, innovate and offer customer focused solutions that are easily accessible to the general public. I want to thank the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) for acting as a progressive and supportive central bank and creating an enabling environment for the holistic growth of microfinance in Pakistan.”

PTCL Revises Pakistan Plus Package

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:12:00 +0000

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has revised tariff for Pakistan Plus package.

PTCL customers can avail 1,100 on-net free minutes along with free conference call facility at Rs. 249 per month.

With the new Pakistan Plus Package, PTCL landline customers can also enjoy the liberty of nationwide unlimited free calls from PTCL to PTCL and Vfone on Sundays.

Tariff Details:

Line rent (excl. taxes): Rs. 199
Package charge: Rs. 249
Local Call charges: Rs. 1.10 / min
NWD call: Free 1100 minutes (additional minutes would be charged at Rs. 1.10 / min)
Conference Call Monthly charges: Free
Mobile: Rs. 2.50/min
Free On-Net calls on Sunday
Activation / Deactivation of Package will be applicable from 1^st of next month

“PTCL continues to provide the most affordable telecommunication packages and special offers to its customers,” said PTCL Senior Executive Vice President Commercial, Naveed Saeed. “With this revision, we have made 24/7 connectivity possible with unmatched voice quality and, that too, at the lowest rates in the industry for all our valued customers.”

“Our aim is to exceed the expectations of our customers by providing them unlimited on-net dialing facility at the lowest rate,” said PTCL Executive Vice President Wire-line Business, Aasif Inam. “PTCL continues to strive for maintaining its competitive edge in the market by offering its customers the lowest dialling rates and quality services.”

SAP Provides Mobility and Real-time Analytics through SAP HANA

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:11:00 +0000

SAP Pakistan introduces analytical ERP solutions for businesses in Pakistan which are geared to provide operational efficiency and excellent ROIs through higher productivity and better management of routine functions.

These technological offerings such as SAP HANA are aimed at providing mobility to companies through resourceful database management and revolutionizing decision-making by dramatically increasing the speed of existing processes and accessing large amounts of data in shorter periods of time.

In today’s highly competitive business climate, immediate access to and analysis of all operational data ultimately determines the success of an organization. Companies demand insight into business operations as they happen in order to be able to react quickly to changing market conditions. To have a firm grip on the market pulse, SAP Pakistan provides the best possible solutions for companies belonging to any sector.

Speaking on the occasion, Darren Rushworth, Executive Managing Director, SAP Pakistan and the Emerging Markets said, “SAP Pakistan remains committed to the development of the business sector of this country and in order to provide them with better functionality and operations management, we are introducing pioneering ERP solutions which will increase their efficiency and thus benefit their productivity.” He stressed on the importance of better technological infrastructure for companies and said, “Organizations need to be provided with better technical framework and database management and SAP Pakistan provides them with just the right solutions for all their business-related problems.”

Hassan Jamal, Country Liaison Manager, SAP Pakistan said, “SAP Pakistan aims at giving a competent edge to companies in Pakistan so that they can conduct their business with higher proficiency. Currently their outdated methods of operations management hinder their output; hence SAP Pakistan provides them with high-end database management systems and other analytical software so that they can gain momentum in delivering outstanding results.”

SAP Pakistan focuses on the progress of the business segment in this country and they believe that it can be achieved only through providing them with technological competency so that they can prove to be more successful drivers of economic growth in Pakistan.

PTA to Revise 3G Information Memorandum

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:10:00 +0000

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority is going to revise the information memorandum for auction of 3G spectrum license once the process of hiring of International Consultant is finalized by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), told Dr. Muhammad Yasin while briefing National Assembly’s Sub-Committee on Information Technology yesterday.

Briefing the committee, Dr. Yasin said the Information Memorandum will be revised after completion of the consultant process. The government has already considered the option of creating a group of local experts for auction of the 3G license, but during a meeting with the prime minister it was decided to hire a consultant for this purpose, he maintained, but the committee questioned that who will determine that the group selected consists of real experts and not personal choice of the government.

Advocate Anusha Rehman Khan was the convener of the committee. She discussed several case studies for 3G license auction with participants that could be replicated in Pakistan in order to earn maximum revenue.

She said that UK model is the best one and the government of Pakistan has to follow it. In order to make the method of auction more transparent, three points – efficiency, competitiveness and revenue generation – should be kept in front. All these points were ensured in the UK while auction of 3G licence.

The PTA chairman told the committee that after introduction of latest information technology policy issued on December 19, 2011 the government is going to revise its policy. Spectrum is a precious item and it required efficient use. “We are going to establish new terms of references.”

The PTA chairman further told the committee that for the sake of efficient use of spectrum, the government is using the word neutral technology (3G/4G/LTE etc) within the available space of spectrum. This is policy directive and widely used across the globe. The optimum use of spectrum means to generate more revenue for the government along with serving the people.

Speaking on the occasion, Telecom Ministry of Information Technology member Ismail Shah said that the government is going to offer three slots of spectrum and one of defunct license of Instaphone.

Any company that will have the license of Instaphone will have to start operations immediately and for three spectrum slots if new entrants remain successful, they can lay the equipment and system but commercially they can start function after June 2013. He said four new entrants (one for Instaphone and three slots for 3G spectrum) can participate in the process of auction for 3G license.

SMS Spammers to Face Service Suspension

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:09:00 +0000

In order to prevent SMS spamming, cellular mobile operators have started suspending outgoing services of those mobile numbers that are originating SPAM text messages, we have confirmed with industry sources and multiple users who have faced such blockade.

Sources at PTA told us that this service suspension is meant for those who are SMS spamming for commercial purposes.

While requesting anonymity a source at PTA revealed that any mobile user who is sending identical text message to over 200 users in less than 15 minutes, that is same SMS string sent to over 200 numbers in 15 minutes or below, is going to face service suspension.

PTA sources explained that this step is being taken to make sure that mobile phone usage remains SPAM free.

Mobile operators, when asked for comment, said that they have mechanism in place to identify Bulk or SPAM text messages. They said that such service suspension can’t be undone by operators, instead a complaint is supposed to be registered at PTA’s toll free complaint number 0800-55055 or through email at complaints@pta.gov.pk. Though complaint processing time for service restoration may take weeks, depending on number of requests PTA receives in certain duration.

Here is a suspension notice being sent to such customers via SMS:

“Dear customer your outgoing facility is being suspended due to spamming. for further query, please approach our helpline services”

PTA has been working for long to curb SMS spamming. Authority even encouraged mobile phone users to report such SMS spammers so that stern action could be taken against them.

However, if sources are to be believed than this suspension criteria of 200 identical messages in less than 15 minutes could hit non-commercial but heavy SMS users as well. It maybe recalled that Pakistani mobile phone users are usually power text users, whoexchanged 176 billion text messages in 2010.

TIP:

Blank messages will be considered identical too. Sending blank messages to a single or multiple numbers can cause service suspension too.

On a related note, PTA should also figure out a way to confine mobile companies fromsending promotional messages (usually 4-10 SMS per day) to its customers.

Mobile Phone Jammers Being Used by Car Lifters to Jam Vehicle Tracking Devices

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:09:00 +0000

Mobile phone jamming devices, which aretermed illegal by PTA, are being used by car lifters when they break into a car to jam vehicle tracking devices.

During interrogation of a car lifter, who was arrested in Chakwal recently, made shocking revelations by disclosing that they use a mobile phone jamming device to jam the tracking devices installed by vehicle tracking companies to track the present location of cars.

It maybe recalled that vehicles tracking companies keep real time track of cars/vehicles through a cellular SIM and GPS data retrieved from devices installed in cars. These devices stop transmitting data to server when a mobile phone jammer is switched on.

Hence, a mobile phone jammer – worth Rs. 50,000 or less – can make your tracking device useless posing an ultimate security threat for your cars’ safety, despite whatever your vehicle tracking company claims.

Abbas Khan, a car lifter arrested in Chakwal, revealed that they use car lighter battery to power the mobile phone jammer. This helps them keep the jammer switched on throughout their journey until the car is reached to a safe house (usually somewhere in Peshawar) where tracker is searched and physically removed from the car.

One may wonder, how to secure a car especially when tracking devices can be disabled so easily.

You can watch the complete video below to know how exactly car lifters steal a car. Mobile jammer part is shown at 8:20 seconds.

Complete report is shown below:

Nokia Asha 200 [Review]

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:07:00 +0000

Continuing to serve its consumers with higher quality cell phones, Nokia once again presented ravishing series of Asha phones to their consumers. Nokia , this time, came up with a mid-range phone series that is designed for price conscious consumers.

Nokia Asha 200 is a 2G network phone with dual SIM and Easy Swap functionality to facilitate its customers to swap multiple SIM cards while on the go without any rebooting.

Appearance and Display

Simply saying, Nokia ASHA 200 looks similar to blackberry handsets. It has this portrait QWERTY keypad to enhance the speed of all its conceded features such as integrated texting, social networking, MMS, adding RenRen, email and IM, Orkut along with Flickr support.

The overall structure of Asha 200 such as its wide 2.4’’ screen QVGA display with support of palette of about 262,000 colors, curved side corners, colorful QWERTY keypad and its well finished plastic back is really enough to attract the ones who love style with simplicity.

These overall structural appearances make easy for user to operate it easily while using all physical keys of device. However 5-way navigation button sometime could be confusing as slipping of fingers accidently.

This 105 g light handy device is available in Black, Graphite, Aqua, Pearl white, pink, light pink and orange colors.

Interface and Functionality

It carries S40 Asha platform to run different apps but due to its lessen usage S40 could not get as user friendly as one would have wished. Once the user is familiar with this OS, it would be not hard to get through menus, customizing shortcuts, and getting used to the way things are controlled.

However, users have choice to set home screen with widgets or to go without widgets. Although, the widget’s choice would be more useful and attractive in understanding the device settings shortly.

What I like about it is its store settings for five different SIMs. So, whatever SIM card you have, your setting would be stored.

Camera

By far, the Nokia Asha 200 carries 2MP camera with digital zoom along with a number of various connectivity choices like GPRS, EDGE and social networking options conferring good image results significant to its price.

However, due to absence of auto-focus and shutter holdup of over a second; it has been hard to get attention by finicky camera users that really want high resolution pics in their devices. Likewise the camera, video feature exactly has the same result.

Battery

This device is giving its users more than its price as giving up to 7 hours of talk time by a single charge and 52 hours of music playback like as the expensive smart phones.

However, in stand-by mode, this device calls for charging after a full month with single SIM card usage and by two of the SIM cards, it is enough for probably 3 weeks long.

Multimedia

Cataloging of music by several names such as album name, singer or any title is not a big deal to enclose. However, if you are a music lover above the FM radio, you have to be with micro SD while the device’s 10MB of internal storage is microscopic.

After that is covered, user will be able play favorite tunes via the device’s loudspeaker. Its 32 GB memory card makes it possible to play thousands of songs that are attraction for music lovers.

This device has been preloaded with Angry Birds game which increases enjoyment factors for users.

The video resolution is supported with 320 by 240 pixels that facilitate to play back videos but due to small screen display, viewer could bored or switch to another devices such as MP4 or etc.

Performance:

The first QWERTY keyboard with dual SIM cards has all the tremendous features as it is a social media ready phone, which would really welcomed by youngsters.

But drawback is its lacking of 3G AND Wi-Fi support.

Connectivity

To have access to internet is possible through 2G radio with support for EDGE and this takes a moment while downloading any apps or checking facebook feed and status.

Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR is quite faster for rapid data transfer between devices and then again a micro USB port through support for mass storage mode having slow speed of transferring for a wired connection.

Avid Social network users could get easily join their friends and groups by preloaded apps of Facebook, Twitter and Flickr integration. Moreover, for chat lovers, instant messaging client allows to get talked with friends’ circle by Facebook Chat, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger, and MSN Messenger. However user can download any apps from the Nokia Ovi store that is supported by PC suite.

Price

In Pakistan, this stylish handy device is available to consumers at the rate of 6,750 Rupees and this price is reasonable to all income groups for whole exciting and vibrant device along with social enthusiasm.

Verdict

Seeing overall features of the Asha200, it would be experienced as comprehensive Smartphone with the bunch of multimedia and social networking features. If one wants to go for smart phone at quite affordable price, surely Nokia Asha 200 would be idyllic and sturdily recommended.

Zong LBC Offer Gets Revised

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:06:00 +0000

Zong, considered as the the king of Location Based Charging, has revised its LBC offers for those regions where it was applicable.

This revision has happened at a time when Zong added more cities yesterday to achieve the milestone of taking LBC offer to 100 plus cities in Pakistan.

With revised tariff, LBC offer is now available for Rs. 10 per day or for Rs. 63 per week. Zong LBC Offer allows its customers to make unlimited on-net calls from specified regions or cities.

Daily LBC Package:

Price: PKR 10+tax
Validity: till 11:59 pm (1 Day with auto re-subscription)
All other product mechanics are similar to the existing Daily Zong Unlimited Offer

Weekly LBC Offer:

Price point Weekly: PKR 63+tax
An added benefit of 150 SMS a day with Unlimited On-net calling on the Weekly Offer
Validity: 7 days (with auto re-subscription)
All other product mechanics are similar to the existing Weekly Zong Unlimited Offer

How to Activate:

To activate this service, simply SMS the city code to 522. City codes are available in below table.
Example: Sending APE to 522 will subscribe you to Zong’s Daily Unlimited Offer for Ahmedpur east.

How To De-Activate

Simply SMS "unsub" to 522 to deactivate the service

Daily allowed Free Zong to Zong Minutes – Unlimited
As before, Zong to Zong calls initiated outside the Zong Unlimited Offer boundary and all Other Network Calls (even with-in the ZONG UNLIMITED OFFER boundaries)will be charged as per customer’s package plan
Domestic SMS will also be charged as per package plan
IDD Calls & SMS will be charged as per package plan
All other product & subscription mechanics remain the same

	City	Daily Offer Key Word	Weekly Offer Key Word
1	Ahmedpur East	APE	APE7
2	Alipur	APR	APR7
3	Arifwala	ARF	ARF7
4	Badin	BDN	BDN7
5	Bahawalpur	BHP	BHP7
6	Bela	BLA	BLA7
7	Bhai Pheru	BPH	BPH7
8	BHAKKAR	BHK	BHK7
9	BHALWAL	BHL	BHL7
10	Bhawalnagar	BNG	BNG7
11	Bhera	BHA	BHA7
12	Burewala	BRW	BRW7
13	Chichawatni	CHW	CHW7
14	CHINIOT	CHT	CHT7
15	Chishtian	CHS	CHS7
16	Chunian	CHN	CHN7
17	Dadu	DDU	DDU7
18	Daska	DSK	DSK7
19	DG Khan	DGK	DGK7
20	Digkot	DJK	DJK7
21	Dipalpur	DPP	DPP7
22	Dunyapur	DNP	DNP7
23	FAISALABAD	FSB	FSB7
24	Fateh Jhang	FTJ	FTJ7
25	Fazilpur	FZP	FZP7
26	Gujjar Khan	GJK	GJK7
227	Ghotki	GTK	GTK7
28	GOJRA	GJR	GJR7
29	Gujranwala	GJN	GJN7
30	Gujrat	GJT	GJT7
31	Havelli lakha	HLK	HLK7
32	Hafizabad	HHZ	HHZ7
33	Hasilpur	HSL	HSL7
34	Havelian	HVN	HVN7
35	Hyderabad	HYD	HYD7
36	Islamabad / Rawalpindi	ISB	ISB7
37	Jhelum	JHE	JHE7
38	Jampur	JMP	JMP7
39	JARANWALA	JRW	JRW7
40	JHANG	JNG	JNG7
41	JOHARABAD	JHR	JHR7
42	Kabirwala	KBR	KBR7
43	KAMALIA	KML	KML7
44	Kamonki	KMK	KMK7
45	Karachi	KHI7	KHI6
46	Kasur	KSR	KSR7
47	Kerore Pakkah	KPC	KPC7
48	Khairpur	KRP	KRP7
49	Khairpur Tamewali	KPT	KPT7
50	Khanewal	KNW	KNW7
51	Khanpur	KNP	KNP7
52	Kharian	KHR	KHR7
53	Khewra	KWA	KWA7
54	KHUSHAB	KSB	KSB7
55	Kot Addu	KDU	KDU7
56	KOT MOMIN	KTM	KTM7
57	Lahore	LHR7	LHR6
58	Lalamusa	LLM	LLM7
59	Layyah	LAY	LAY7
60	Liaqatpur	LQT	LQT7
61	Lodhran	LDR	LDR7
62	Mailsi	MSI	MSI7
63	Mandi Bahauddin	MBD	MBD7
64	Mianchannu	MNU	MNU7
65	MIANWALI	MIA	MIA7
66	Minchinabad	MNC	MNC7
67	Mirpur Khas	MKS	MKS7
68	MITHA TIWANA	MTN	MTN7
69	Multan	MLT	MLT7
70	Muridkey	MRD	MRD7
71	Muzaffargarh	MZG	MZG7
72	Nankana	NNK	NNK7
73	Narowal	NRL	NRL7
74	Nawabshah	NWS	NWS7
75	Okara	OKR	OKR7
76	Pindi Bhattian	PBH	PBH7
77	Pakpattan	PKP	PKP7
78	Pannu Aqil	PNA	PNA7
79	PANSERA	PNS	PNS7
80	Pasrur	PSR	PSR7
81	Pattoki	PTK	PTK7
82	PIR MAHAL	PML	PML7
83	Rahim Yar Khan	RYK	RYK7
84	Rajanpur	RJN	RJN7
85	Sarai Aalamgir	SAR	SAR7
86	Shujabad	SJB	SJB7
87	Sadiqabad	SDQ	SDQ7
88	Sahiwal	SWL	SWL7
89	Sambrial	SBM	SBM7
90	SAMUNDRI	SMN	SMN7
91	Sangarh	SGH	SGH7
92	SARGODHA	SRG	SRG7
93	Shakargarh	SKG	SKG7
94	Sharqpur	SHQ	SHQ7
95	Shiekhupura	SHK	SHK7
96	SHORKOT	SHR	SHR7
97	Sialkot	SLK	SLK7
98	Sukkur	SKR	SKR7
99	Thatta	THT	THT7
100	TOBA TEK SINGH	TTS	TTS7
101	Uch Sharif	USF	USF7
102	Vehari	VHR	VHR7
103	Wazirabad	WZB	WZB7
104	Yazman	YZM	YZM7
105	Zahirpir	ZHR	ZHR7
106	Ziarat	ZRT	ZRT7

Ufone Offers Free SMS for Double Number Users

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:05:00 +0000

Ufone had offered this unique Double Number facility for its customers, with which, they could operate two Ufone numbers on one SIM.

This feature is specifically handy for those having two numbers at a time, maybe one for personal use and another for business usage.

Ufone is now offering free SMS for one month for Double Number SIM holders. You just need to subscribe by dialing *66# and enjoy free SMS during the month of may.

You can click on this link for complete working of Double Number SIM and more information

Terms & Conditions Apply:

Fair Usage Policy of 300 SMS per day applies.
Once the daily limit for SMS has been exceeded, outgoing SMS will be blocked till the next day.
This offer can only be availed once the subscription charges have been paid.
The user will receive a notification via SMS upon reaching 90% of SMS usage.
If weekly subscription has not be renewed, then the user will not be able to send free SMS and will receive information to recharge account by dialing *66#.
Promotion will end on 31st May, 2012.

Blackberry App World Now Available in Pakistan [Official]

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 05 May 2012 07:02:00 +0000

Blackberry App World – RIM’s official app marketplace for blackberry users – is now made available in Pakistan through EMS – strategic channel partner of RIM for the region.

A statement issued by EMS said that official app store for BlackBerry® smartphones, is now available for customers in Pakistan. BlackBerry users in Pakistan can now discover, download, manage, and enjoy a wide range of mobile applications available for their BlackBerry smartphone.

BlackBerry smartphone users around the world download more than 6 million apps per day from BlackBerry App World and there are over 70,000 apps in the catalog today.

Quoting its CEO Mr. Babar Khan, EMS said,” We are very excited to be a part of the App World launch in Pakistan. The BlackBerry App World storefront is a wireless application store that is available on BlackBerry® smartphones. It is designed to allow BlackBerry smartphone users with an environment to browse, download, and update third-party applications, and purchase applications using valid PayPal® accounts and credit cards. BlackBerry smartphone users can use the BlackBerry App World storefront to rate and share applications with other BlackBerry smartphone users.”

BlackBerry App World was launched in April 2009 in US, Canada & UK. The First App World telecom operator billing implementation went live in August 2010.

It merits mentioning here that Blackberry App World was briefly made available in Pakistan in February 2012, but was taken down after test with in a day.

With its launch in Pakistan, BlackBerry App World is now available in over 130 countries, 14 languages, and is supported by more than 26 currencies and these numbers keep on growing.

Intel Introduces 3rd Generation Intel Core Processor Family

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:28:00 +0000

Intel today introduced the quad-core 3rdgeneration Intel^® Core™ processor family, promising dramatic visual and performance computing gains for gamers, media enthusiasts and mainstream users alike.

Available now in powerful, high-end desktop, laptop and sleek all-in-one (AIO) designs, the new processors are the first chips in the world made using Intel’s 22-nanometer (nm) 3-D tri-Gate transistor technology.

Intel said that its 3-D tri-gate transistor technology and architectural enhancements help make possible up to double the 3-D graphics and HD media processing performance compared with Intel’s previous generation of chips. As a result of the stunning, built-in visual performance, all the things people love to do on their PCs — from creating and editing videos and photos, surfing the Web, watching HD movies or playing mainstream games — are quicker, crisper and more life-like. With as much as 20 percent microprocessor performance improvements and new technologies to speed the flow of data to and from the chips, the new processors further extend Intel’s overall performance leadership.

In the coming months, additional versions of the 3rd generation Intel Core processors will be available to power a new wave of systems ranging from Ultrabook™ devices, to servers and intelligent systems in retail, healthcare and other industries.

Get Visual and Get Your Game On

The 3rd generation Intel^® Core™ processor with Intel^® HD Graphics 4000 delivers up to two times better 3-D graphics performance compared to the previous-generation processor, bringing more gaming fun with richer detail at higher resolutions. Intel^® HD Graphics 4000 supports Microsoft* DirectX 11, OpenGL 3.1 and OpenCL 1.1.

Experiences, Secured. Platform, Enhanced.

The 3rd generation Intel Core processor also adds security features, including Intel^®Secure Key and Intel^® OS Guard to safeguard personal data and identity. Intel Secure Key consists of a digital random number generator that creates truly random numbers to strengthen encryption algorithms. Intel OS Guard helps defend against privilege escalation attacks where a hacker remotely takes over another person’s system. These two features join existing platform security features such as Intel^® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT) and Intel^® Anti-Theft technology (Intel® AT) to help make Intel platforms some of the most secure in the industry. When paired with the Intel^® Series 7 Chipset, the new processors with Intel IPT can make a portion of the screen unreadable to spyware with the “protected transaction display” feature, helping prevent a hacker from obtaining login credentials that could lead to identity theft.

Platforms based on 3^rd generation Intel Core processors also deliver faster data transfer capabilities made possible by USB 3.0 integrated into the Series 7 Platform Controller Hub (PCH) and PCI Express 3.0 integrated into the processor. These next-generation I/O technologies bring bigger data pipes to the platform to keep data moving, minimizing any interruption to the PC experience.

Processor and System Availability

Systems based on quad-core 3rd generation Intel Core processor products will be available beginning this month from leading system makers. Boxed versions of these processors will also be available this month from online, retail and channel resellers.

Additional versions of the 3^rd generation Intel Core processor products for servers, intelligent systems in retail, healthcare and other industries, Ultrabook devices and laptops and more will be available later this year.

Breaking: Link Dot Net Considering to Quit Operations in Pakistan

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:22:00 +0000

Link Dot Net, Orascom’s fully owned subsidiary for DSL broadband services and sister concerns of Mobilink, is considering to wrap up its operations in Pakistan, amid low returns and to shift the group focus on core cellular services and branchless banking.

Sources familiar with the development have confirmed ProPakistani that LDN has decided in principle to exit Pakistani market.

Link Dot Net has DSL operations and a WiMAX license through Dancom, which it might quit, told us a company official.

However, final decision is yet to come after annual board meeting of Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited, a company under which Orascom operates in Pakistan. Meeting is scheduled for May 15th, 2012 in Islamabad.

Another source in the company told ProPakistani that decision is yet to be made, hence nothing can be said as of now. But yes, group is considering an option to quit operations in Pakistan.

Orascom had bought World On Line and Dancom to offer DSL broadband services in Pakistan. Link Dot Net, after in operations, has been facing tough competition from PTCL, country’s largest DSL broadband service provider. In addition to competition, analysts say, LDN was victim of anti-competitive practices by the telecom giant.

Update:

Link Dot Net has a WiMAX license, we were just told, though Dancom, which it is considering to quit.

Mobilink Infinity won’t be impacted with the decision.

3G Auction to be Timely and Fair: Pervaiz Ashraf

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:14:00 +0000

Federal Minister for Information Technology Raja Pervez Ashraf held an interactive session in Ministry of Information Technology with its officials on Tuesday.

Minister IT and Telecom, on the occasion, said that the would try his level best to ensure the timely and fair auction of 3G licenses. Though he didn’t give any deadline, something he is largely known for.

He said it was big challenge for him to under-take this challenging task of uplift of the IT Ministry. He said his first and foremost effort would be to spread the network of IT in each and every corner of Pakistan including far off areas of Gilgit–Baltistan.

E-governance is the governance of tomorrow and the government would try its utmost to introduce e-governance in almost all sectors of Pakistan and CDA would be made first model.

He said his main focus would be on timely completion of various best policies of the IT.
He said the government is fully committed to launch various pilot projects of e-governance in country and computerization of whole of revenue system including Patwar-khanas would be encouraged by federal government.

Djuice, Qualcomm Conduct Mobile App Development Workshop

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:13:00 +0000

djuice has launched a series of free mobile application (‘app’) development workshops for university students. As part of the initiative Qualcomm, a wireless technology and services provider, held their first workshop at a local hotel.

djuice is running the workshops to help students prepare for the Apportunity 2012 contest ‘APP Mein Kitna Hai Dum!’ – launched earlier this month – by providing them hands-on experience of app development.

The ultimate aim is to provide opportunities to Pakistan’s youth enabling them to showcase their skill and talent at the global level.

The workshop was attended by students from Iqra University, NUST School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Comsats, FAST, and International Islamic University; it provided training on Augmented Reality technology and how it can be integrated into mobile apps.

Speaking on the occasion, Usman Javaid, Director Marketing Telenor Pakistan appreciated the interest of Qualcomm — one of the world’s leading providers of technology to the mobile industry and to application developers — to work with djuice on providing a platform for local talent to shine. “djuice welcomes Qualcomm as a partner to offer opportunities to Pakistan’s youth to learn and excel in their fields. We appreciate the effort Qualcomm is putting into these workshops and look forward to working with them.”

Ziad Matar, Qualcomm’s Senior Director and Head of Middle East and Central Asia Region also addressed the participants.

djuice and Qualcomm together plan to conduct more workshops in Lahore and Karachi over the next two months.

PTCL Holds Painting Exhibition on Energy Conservation

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:13:00 +0000

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) held a painting exhibition on the theme of “Energy Conservation for Future Generations” for its employees and their families as part of its employee engagement drive.

Held at the PTCL Headquarters, the colorful exhibition was inaugurated by PTCL President & CEO, Mr. Walid Irshaid. Senior Executive Vice President HR, Mr. Syed Mazhar Hussain; Director Jharoka Art Gallery, Mrs. Nahida Raza; Senior Art Professor, Ms. Geytee Ara; and Contemporary Artist & Curator, Ms. Shehlla Moazzam were also present on the occasion.

More than 500 paintings were submitted by PTCL employees and their families from all over Pakistan, which were evaluated by the guest artists. Of these, 40 paintings have been short-listed from all regions for participation in the final event of the ‘Painting Extravaganza’ to be held later this month.

Following its inauguration, the exhibition was opened for all employees to visit along with their families and enjoy the colorful display of paintings depicting PTCL’s rich diversity of age groups and regions.

Zardari Meets ZTE Delegation

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:12:00 +0000

A delegation of Zhongxing Telecom (ZTE) headed by Mr. Zhang RenJun, Senior Vice President, called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House Karachi on Monday.

Zhang RenJun was accompanied by M. Luo PingFan, President South East Asia, Peng Aiguang, CEO ZTE Pakistan and Najeeb Sadiq, Executive Director ZTE.

Federal Ministers Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Senator A. Rehman Malik, Syed Naveed Qamar and Dr. Asim were also present during the meeting besides other senior officials of the concerned departments. Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar was also present.

Briefing about the meeting Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said that Zhang RenJun briefed the President about his company’s business in Pakistan in the telecom sector.

The President appreciated their interest in further expanding their business in Pakistan reiterating that the Government would provide all possible facilitation to the foreign investors. He said that Pakistan offered excellent investment and business opportunities and would welcome Chinese investment in all the sectors especially in introduction of the latest telecom technology.

Zhang RenJun thanked the President for meeting and appreciated Government’s support to them in their business pursuits.