Category: IT & Telecom
International payment gateway setup discussed
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday presided over a meeting on the establishment of Pakistan International e-payment gateway (IPG). The IPG will pave the way for financial inclusion and […]
PTCL, Dell to launch Azure Services in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is collaborating with Dell Technologies to introduce the industry-first Azure Cloud Computing Services in Pakistan. The latest service will help PTCL enterprise customers to […]
Telenor gets Rs1.36bn contract for broadband services
ISLAMABAD: Telenor has been granted a contract worth Rs1.36 billion for providing high speed broadband services in Chaghi and Nushki districts of Balochistan. A statement issued on Wednesday said the […]
Ufone awarded Next Generation MS spectrum
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Telecom Company, Ufone has been awarded Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) spectrum by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) as a result of recently held spectrum auction. The company won […]
Engro Enfrashare signs Rs4.5 billion Islamic financing
KARACHI: Engro Enfrashare, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Engro Corporation, has entered into an Islamic syndicate arrangement amounting to Rs4.5 billion, led by Meezan Bank and Faysal Bank, according to a […]
Ericsson strengthens network services portfolio
KARACHI: Ericsson has strengthened its network services portfolio with the Intelligent Deployment solution – an agile, digital, and modular suite of tools and services that enable communications service providers to […]
Mobilink Bank, Universal Motors sign financing deal
KARACHI: Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universal Motors (Private) Limited for financing motor vehicles. The collaboration will facilitate MMBL Borrowers by allowing […]
ITMinds, InfraZamin sign pact for back-office services
KARACHI: InfraZamin Pakistan Limited (InfraZamin) and ITMinds Limited (ITMinds), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited (CDCPL), have signed an agreement enabling ITMinds to provide Back Office […]
Tax rates on usage of phone, internet for 2021-2022
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has updated rates of withholding tax on usage of telephone and internet to be applicable for the year 2021-2022. The revenue body issued the withholding […]
Pakistan produces 12.27mn mobile phones in 7 months
ISLAMABAD: The number of locally manufactured mobile phones in Pakistan has surpassed 12 million during seven months (January – July) of 2021. The local manufacturing of mobile phones has crossed […]