Zong, after rocking the market with all sorts of mobile internet packages, has once again set a new standard by introducing truly unlimited mobile internet – that is: without any data limits on downloads/uploads at all. This truly unlimited mobile internet comes at a daily subscription charge of Rs. 10 (including taxes) per day. This new package will...
It was a wonderful Sunday yesterday with beautiful weather in Islamabad. I was enjoying my relax hours during weekend – longtime readers know that we usually don’t work on weekends – when a friend called me to tell that Twitter is blocked in Pakistan due to Draw Mohammad Day. Honestly, I didn’t know of Draw Mohammad Day until that moment and...
After a ban for a day, amid any possible access of blasphemous material to Pakistani audience on Draw Mohammad Day, access to micro blogging website has been restored in Pakistan. Concerned officials have confirmed ProPakistani that access to Twitter has restored after they received orders from Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. As per reports we...
Telenor has outshined in Pakistan Advertisers Society (PAS) Awards – country’s premiere advertising awards – by winning two titles in two different categories. Wateen and Nokia also bagged PAS Awards in their respective categories tonight. Telenor’s Khamoshi Ka Boycott ad by ADCOM won the best ad award for “Telecommunication Service Provider”...
Read this post in Urdu First thing first. Let’s have a look at the print ad that I am going to talk about. (Clicking on ad will open the image in new window in full size) A little background of the advert: this Print ad is by Universal Service Fund, published last month in various national newspapers and magazines. Though there is a scandal already...
Wasim Akram has once again joined Ufone as its brand ambassador, said an official statement issued by the company, recalling that Akram was part of the initial team when Ufone was launched. Wasim Akram is a world famous celebrity and is one of the greatest heroes of Pakistan. He started his career as a fast bowler; then he went on to become a commentator,...
Read this post in Urdu After Mobilink, Ufone recently partnered with Google to offer Gmail users an ability to send free text messages to any Ufone number from their Gmail accounts or through Google Chat. Put in other words, Through this service, Ufone subscribers can get Gmail chat messages on their handsets and shall be able to communicate & reply...
Pakistan, along with the whole world, yesterday celebrated Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD). Theme for this year’s WTISD was: “Women and Girls in ICT”. Telecom day is commemorated under the banner of ITU – United Nation’s body for information and communication technology – and celebrations stretch all over the world....
Read this post in Urdu While PTCL was busy celebrating its 1st million broadband customers, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has directed the company to revert back its Pakistan Package to the terms and conditions that existed prior to 1st April 2011 with an advance notice of at least seven days to all relevant subscribers as required under the...
The LaunchPad Ceremony for Mobilink Super Engineer Contest 2012 is being held today for the top teams in North area in Islamabad. The competition is Mobilink’s effort to bridge the gap between industry and academia by enabling students from different fields like Electronics, Electrical, Computer sciences and Telecommunication engineering to take...
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) today announced that it has achieved one million broadband customers in the country, that is over or around 50 percent of broadband market share. A messages by Mr. Walid Irshaid, President and CEO PTCL, published on its official website says: With over 3 million fixed line users and 1 million Broadband...
According to reliable sources at Zong, Usman Ishaq, Director Marketing, Zong has been promoted to Executive Director Commercial on the basis of his proven outstanding performance – especially during last 8 months – since he was appointed as Director Marketing. Usman has played a key role in developing marketing strategy and providing direction...
Read this post in Urdu In a disturbing news lately, it was revealed that Chairman PTA, Dr. Muhammad Yasin has been getting an Eidi bonus for himself valuing Rs. 350,000, that’s equal to his one month basic salary. Mr. Yasin admitted this during a Public Accounts Committee meeting this week. Chairman further revealed that this Eidi bonus was enjoyed...
Read this post in Urdu Ufone, in addition to special daily mobile internet bundle, has introduced a daily mobile internet bundle (with 24 hours validity) with a daily volume cap of 200 MBs at a sufficient rate of Rs. 10 per day (including taxes). That’s Rs. 300 per month (on average) for a maximum download limit of 6 GBs (200 MB x 30 days). The good...
Read this post in Urdu Wasim Akram, the legendary cricketer also known as “King of Swing” has left Mobilink to join Ufone as its brand ambassador. Once the brand ambassador for Mobilink, Wasim Akram appeared in a Ufone TVC that was aired yesterday. Ufone showed Akram playing with a ball in a prison cell (replicating Tom cruise’s scene in Mission...
