Pakistan’s total public debt stood at Rs. 28.607 trillion at the end of March 2019, recording an increase of Rs… Read More
Latest Economic Survey Shows a Higher Literacy Rate and Educational Expenditure
Pakistan’ public expenditure on education as a percentage of the GDP is estimated at 2.4 percent in the fiscal year… Read More
Govt Publishes Economic Survey of Pakistan for 2018-2019
The government has officially released its Economic Survey of Pakistan report for 2018-2019. The report gives an overview of the… Read More
PTA Accuses GSMA of Trying to Affect Court Proceedings
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has described the GSM Association’s (GSMA) concerns on the renewal process of three cellular mobile operators… Read More
International Travelers’ Data Was Misused for Illegal Registration of Mobile Phones: PTA
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday confessed that leakage of passenger’s data was used for illegal registration of mobile devices… Read More
Foreign Currency Dealers Propose to Revise Limits for People Traveling Abroad
A delegation of Foreign Exchange Dealers has proposed that the government revise foreign currency limits for people who are traveling… Read More
National Assembly Committee On IT Informed of Progress Regarding Cyber Crimes and Objectionable Content
The National Assembly Standing committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication showed serious concerns on the issues of objectionable material on… Read More
Govt Extends Cellular Licenses of Jazz and Telenor by One Month
The government has given one month extension to Jazz and Telenor and their services would not be suspended on May… Read More
$2.24 Billion for Upgradation of Pak Railways ML-1 Up for Consideration
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) will consider the $2.248 billion—PC-1 for phase-1 of up-gradation of Pakistan Railways’… Read More
Telcos Are Secretly Parking Dollars Outside Pakistan: Senate Committee
The cellular mobile companies operating in Pakistan are parking dollars outside the country under the guise of royalty, technical fee… Read More
FDI in IT Sector Drops by $3.1 Million in 10 Months of FY2019
The Information Technology sector fetched $22.9 million in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) between July-April 2019 compared to $26 million in… Read More
Mobile Phone & Telecom Imports Register a Marginal Decline in April 2019
Mobile phone imports witnessed a decline of 6.86 percent in the first ten months (July-April) of 2018-19 coming down to… Read More