Zameen.com, the leading property portal of Pakistan, has launched the mobile version of its website. The new mobile site will add to the ease of the users and agents while on the go. All this will be exceedingly handy for a country where mobile tele-density is on the rise. According to the latest estimates, there are over 120 million mobile subscribers in Pakistan with a [...]

Mobilink customers will now be able to make direct purchases from the Nokia App Store utilizing Mobilink’s operator billing system. This unique system will enable customers to purchase apps and other content from the Nokia App Store using the credit from their postpaid or prepaid accounts. Mobilink customers can select an app of their choice from the Nokia App Store and then select the ‘Phone [...]

The Cabinet Division has withdrawn the notification of appointment of Farooq Awan as Member Finance Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and assured the Lahore High Court (LHC) that the appointment will be made in a transparent manner in accordance with the rules and the PTA Act, reported The News. The written assurance was submitted by Secretary Cabinet Division Ms. Nargis Sethi in a contempt of court [...]

Glow by Warid partnered with Pakwheels in orchestrating the 2013 Lahore Auto Show, which was held in Lahore at Liberty Market on 17th March 2013. The event featured over 500 cars and was attended by automobile enthusiasts from across the country. The Auto Show aimed to promote the Pakistani car industry, while also providing young fans with an opportunity to see some amazing vehicles while [...]

A shared mobile money network, built on Visa’s Fundamo technology, that can be tapped by banks and telcos is preparing to launch in Pakistan, said a statement issued yesterday. Monet –  a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Group – has secured approval from the State Bank of Pakistan to build its network, which is being offered to local firms planning to launch mobile money services. Built [...]

AbacusConsulting sponsored the 6th International Mobile Commerce Conference 2013 in collaboration with its technology partner Sybase, an SAP Company. The conference and exhibition, which took place in Karachi Sheraton on March 14, 2013, showcased end-to-end solutions for Mobile and Branchless Banking which are being implemented in developed and emerging markets alike. Tarik Husain, Senior Director of mCommerce for SAP, voiced his opinions with the press. [...]

SpeedCast, Asia’s leading satellite telecommunications service provider, together with partner Supernet, today announced the award of two multi-year contracts to provide their CelCast™ cellular backhaul service for more than 30 sites in Pakistan. SpeedCast and Supernet selected Comtech EF Data, the global leader in satellite bandwidth efficiency and link optimization, and leveraged their market-leading modems to deliver a highly optimized and efficient cellular backhaul solution [...]

Intel Pakistan, in collaboration with Karachi Press Club, celebrated International Women’s Day with women in media. The event titled ‘Intel Celebrates Women’ was held at Karachi Press Club and included a panel of leading women achievers, Jehan Ara (President P@SHA and Bolo Bhi), Nezihe Hussain (Owner, SWOT), Salma Jafri (Content Marketer, Social Media Trainer and Writer) and Sana Saleem. The program is a stepping stone [...]

Pakistani Long Distance International (LDI) Industry will continue with the existing International Clearing House Exchange (ICH) arrangements for inbound traffic as per legal and regulatory regime in vogue, said a statement sent to us through email. FCC in its recent Memorandum Opinion and Order has advised USA based carriers to suspend payment to Pakistani LDIs despite the fact that the interconnected USA Carriers had agreed [...]

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has organized a one-day HR Conference entitled HR Conclave 2013. The Talent Management & Learning function of HR at PTCL, in lieu of the strategic transformation of HR, joined hands to “Unleash HR Potential”. The conference served as a shared platform for representatives of the HR Community at PTCL to recap the achievements of the past year while projecting towards [...]

Wateen Telecom has been awarded a PKR 449 million project to develop an extensive optical fibre network in Sindh. The USF Sindh project entails the laying of over (1,037) km of an optical fibre network in Southern Telecom Region. An amount of PKR 449 Million will be provided by USF in the form of a subsidy; the rest of the cost will be borne by [...]

Telenor Pakistan’s corporate responsibility initiative Telenor Hum Qadam has won the 7th CSR National Excellence Award under the category of ‘employee engagement’, sponsored by Xcelerate Management Consultants UK, during a ceremony organized by the CSR Association of Pakistan in Karachi. The award recognized Telenor Pakistan for its commitment towards embedding sustainable thinking into organizational culture and in the process, supporting communities, especially in the areas [...]

Zong celebrated Women’s Day with great enthusiasm and the commitment to promote gender equality. To walk the talk, the telecom company honoured its female employees by celebrating this day within the organization. International Women’s Day is observed every year on March 08 to celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women. This year too, the day was celebrated around the globe to pay tribute [...]

If you thought wearable tech was stupid, think again. From the guys who gave you Google Glass comes another wearable tech product called ‘Google Glass’. It won’t be coming to stores near you unlike Google Glass, but ripoffs are expected now that the idea is publicized. Google Shoes are modified Adidas sneakers and is a part of the company’s ‘Art, Copy and Code’ project. Its [...]

Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered the cellular companies to discontinue any and all prize schemes. It maybe recalled that PTA had directed the telecom service providers to put a complete halt on prize awarding schemes as it violates Telecom Consumer Protection Control otherwise the authority would take legal action. Taking PTA up on its threat, all telecom operators had challenged the PTA directives in [...]