LAHORE ( MEDIA ) The federal government has introduced Rs250 tax on activation of International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) for every new mobile phone without sharing the procedure about its implementation, said officials of cellular mobile operators on Thursday. This has nullified whatever little relief in taxes passedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Government wants to make a smartphone accessible to a common man at a low cost and this target can only be achieved if mobile phones are manufactured locally. MoS IT Anusha Rahman said this while talking to a high level chinese delegation comprising of CEOsRead More →
KARACHI ( MEDIA ) In a move that will provide the much-needed relief to the heavily-taxed telecommunication sector, the government withdrew federal excise duty (FED) on telecom services from provinces already charging general sales tax (GST) and reduced withholding tax by 1 percentage point. “In order to simplify the taxRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ RPORT ) The government has reduced the rate of FED on telecommunication services from 19.5% to 18.5% and has withdrawn FED from the provinces where the GST on telecom services has been levied. The rate of the withholding tax on telecom services has been reduced from 15%Read More →
GILGIT ( MEDIA ) The people of Gilgit-Baltistan have been left high and dry as the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has not allowed launch of 3G and 4G internet facilities in the region. According to the licence description available on the PTA website, mobile companies have been asked not toRead More →
KARACHI ( MEDIA ) The cellular mobile segment of the telecommunication industry has been lobbying for a cut in sales tax, withholding tax and abolishing of SIM activation tax on cellular services. It has proposed for a centralised system of tax returns to avoid double taxation, The Express Tribune has learned. TheRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) After the decision taken by Departmental Promotional Committee regarding promotion of Grade 15 till top level officials serious concerns were raised. According to reports Assistant Director Legal hailing from PTA regional office Lahore was promoted after the final decisions were taken by DPC. This isRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority had made this obligatory for all 3G operators to make 3G services available in minimum of five cities (including four Provincial and Federal Capital) during first nine month of the 3G launch. Starting with Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Karachi, cellular operators – otherRead More →
LAYYAH ( MEDIA ) Beneficiaries of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) of the district were deprived of their cash grants through fake mobile phone SIM cards, Dawn learnt during a survey.Dozens of people in the district were deprived of their cash grants by the officials involved in the processRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Three officers have been promoted to Director General at Pakistan Telecom Authority in Annual Departmental Promotion committee meeting last week. These officers that all belong from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been promoted due to their hard work and impressive capabilities. The names of the officers areRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA )Rashid Khan Ceo Mobilink congratulated Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and other minsters on successful license auction of 3G/4G spectrum. With the launch of high-speed internet services Pakistan has entered into an era of modern technology that is sure to place us at par with theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The government and the five cellular service providing companies active in Pakistan signed an agreement on Friday under which, no new Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) will be issued after July 31, 2014, without verifying the biometric identity of the applicant from the National Database andRead More →