ISLAMABAD (WEB DESK) The South Asian Telecommunication Regulators’ Council (SATRC) Workshop on Policy, Regulation and Services (PRS) successfully concluded today after three days of discussions and deliberations on key matters related to the ICT regulatory landscape in South Asia. The workshop convened experts and representatives from various fields, including telecomRead More →
ISLAMABAD (PRESS RELEASE) The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry has called upon the government to formulate a national livestock and dairy policy in consultation with stakeholders to realize the actual economic potential of livestock and dairy sector for the benefit of the country. Sheikh Amir Waheed, President, Islamabad ChamberRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) In a major development in relation to NADRA’s ongoing CNIC re-verification drive, 1685 aliens have voluntarily returned Pakistani CNICs as a result of a strong national security drive initiated on the instructions of the Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali Khan. The Interior Minister also orderedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) It is imperative that the policy formaulted should be made in a subjective ICT policy. Telecom companies were extremely delighted by the policy and have unanimously agreed to share their full cooperation to Ministry Information Technology & Telecom in this regard. This promise of cooperationRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has started analyzing the Telecommunication Policy 2015 recently released by Ministry of IT&T after approval from Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on 11th December 2015. A meeting of different Divisions of PTA to review in detail Sections of the Telecom Policy wasRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, Former Chairman, Higher Education Commission (HEC), stressed Wednesday the significance of knowledge economy, explaining how knowledge and innovation are key factors for socio-economic uplift of any country. He was delivering a special lecture entitled “Building Knowledge Economy” organized by HEC in collaborationRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) Lahore High Court suspended review of policy directive issued by Ministry of Information and Telecom dated 17-06-2014. Justice Shezad Mazhar issued suspension order on the petition filed by M/s 4-B Gentel International Pvt. Ltd. Learned counsel for the petitioner has challenged the Review of PolicyRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Telecom operators with long distance and international (LDI) dialing licence on Friday criticised the new telecom policy draft, saying it could cause multimillion dollars losses to national exchequer. The policy proposed a fixed fee for the issuance of LDI licences, at par with the level ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Minister specifically discussed the matter of duplicate IMEIs and issues associated with it. The forum proposed that PTA might conduct a survey to ascertain the gravity of matter and hold consultations with the mobile operators to formulate a framework to discourage malpractices of duplicationRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) New draft Telecom Policy has been launched on MoIT website for wider stakeholders’ consultation & comments for general public. This Moit draft is based on consultants’ recommendations, PTA, FAB, and feedback from telecom operators and relevant organizations. The draft includes all major areas pertaining toRead More →
The Secretary MOIT, has been paid US$8,000 to attend one Board of Directors meeting of PTCL ? Members and Chairman of PTA not to have any direct or indirect financial interest in any company No cartels would be formed for incoming and outgoing international calls ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA )Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) is currently engaged in finalizing the draft of Telecommunications Policy 2014, which is expected to be launched in the third week of July 2014 as the ministry has constituted a group to finalize it. In this regard, IT Ministry has constitutedRead More →