RAWALPINDI ( BMZ REPORT ) Minister of State for Information Technology & Telecom, Ms. Anusha Rahman Ahmad Khan & Secretary MoIT, Mr. Rizwan Bashir Khan visited Headquarter Special Communications Organization. Director General SCO Major General Amir Azeem Bajwa HI (M) welcomed the distinguished guests. During her visit she was givenRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Prime Minister’s Secretariat has constituted a committee to finalise the recommendations for Pakistan’s accession to World Trade Organisation’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA). The agreement aims to eliminate tariffs on more than 400 IT products, including desktops, laptops and mobile phones. The five-member committee, headedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Senate Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas was on Friday informed that the installation of cellular towers along the border areas was prohibited by the government. “Under the law, cellular towers cannot be installed within 10 kilometres from the border,” CEO Universal ServicesRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MONITORING DESK ) Pakistan Custom Collector has summoned Pakistan Mobile Communication Ltd. ( MOBILINK ) to appear in person or through their accredited representative in Custom House Karachi. The case is fixed for hearing on 28th October 2016. Mobilink has not paid custom duty amounting to Rs. 56,973,264/-Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Minister for IT& Telecom Mrs. Anusha Rehman has said that the liberal and investment-friendly policies, economic reforms introduced by the present government is phenomenal and nothing less than a telecom revolution has been witnessed in IT & Telecom sector which has made Pakistan a lucrativeRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The federal government has decided to suspend mobile phone services across the country on 9th and 10th of Muharram. According to private T V channel federal government has taken the decision to suspend mobile service on Muharram 9th and 10th due to security concerns. SourcesRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistanis paid Rs 123.47 billion to the government in terms of taxes and duties on telecom services during the Fiscal Year 2015-16 (FY16) pushing total telecom sector contribution to national exchequer up by 25% to Rs157.85 billion. On the top of all, the government hasRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has said that it received 38,741 complaints from telecom consumers aqainst different telecom (operators including cellular operators, PTCL LDIs, WLL operators and ISPs) during July 2015 to June 2016. PTCL leads the chart with 15,529 and Telenor Pakistan stands at second positionRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Warid Telecom have caused a loss of over Rs. 100 billion to the national exchequer by offering 3G, 4G and LTE services without any license, said Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) in its annual audit report. The report said that PakistanRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Minister of State for IT & Telecom; Mrs. Anusha Rahman has directed NTC to come-up with a proposal for establishment of a state-of-the-art “Technical Training Academy” for young telecom graduates in order to enhance their employ ability potential. She stated this while chairing 90th NTCRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Minister of State for IT & Telecom Mrs. Anusha Rehman has said that the government is committed to complete all its milestones to achieve universal connectivity envisaged to connect the un-connected by 2018. She stated this while chairing 47th Board of Directors Meeting of USFRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan will not go into arbitration against the Dubai-based Etisalat for not releasing $800 million outstanding on account of the purchase of 26% shares of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), as it would have negative consequences on bilateral relations between the two countries. This was stated by Chairman, PrivatizationRead More →