Karachi, October 1, 2025 – The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has officially given the green signal to PTCL for acquiring the entire issued share capital of Telenor Pakistan BV. This landmark approval marks a significant step in reshaping the telecom landscape of the country.
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Telenor Pakistan extends free minutes in flood-hit areas
Islamabad, August 17, 2025 – In a bid to support people caught in the devastation caused by ongoing floods, Telenor Pakistan has announced the provision of free calling minutes for subscribers in the hardest-hit areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
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Telenor Signs Agreement to Implement Smart Metering
Islamabad, December 2024 – Telenor Pakistan has achieved a significant milestone by signing the country’s first-ever tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to implement smart metering technology at its Base Transceiver Station (BTS) sites in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K).
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CCP Concludes Phase-II Review of PTCL’s Telenor Acquisition
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has finalized all formalities for the Phase-II review of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited’s (PTCL) acquisition of 100% shareholding in Telenor Pakistan Pvt Ltd and Orion Towers Pvt Ltd.
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CCP Examines Request for PTCL and Telenor Merger
Islamabad, March 26, 2024 – The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has announced its examination of the proposed merger between Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Telenor, aiming to address concerns and ensure transparency in the process.
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PTCL Acquires Telenor Pakistan in Landmark Telecom Deal
Karachi, December 14, 2023 – The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has formally announced its acquisition of 100 percent shares in Telenor Pakistan Limited (TPL).
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Telenor Pakistan Celebrates Customer Day 2023
Islamabad, October 14, 2023 – Telenor Pakistan is gearing up to celebrate Customer Day 2023, a significant event that underscores the company’s unwavering commitment to enhancing the customer experience.
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MCB Bank, Telenor partner to facilitate digital banking customers
LAHORE: MCB Bank Limited, one of Pakistan’s leading banks, has entered into a strategic partnership with Telenor Pakistan, a leading telecommunication services provider, to facilitate its digital banking customers
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Cellular mobile operators provide free calls in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) directed cellular mobile operators to provide free on-net voice calls to their subscribers in flood hit areas.
In a statement, the PTA said cellular mobile operators will provide free on-net voice calls to all their subscribers in flood affected areas with Zero / Nil balance.
According to the PTA, there will be no call setup charges applicable on call connection and customers having no balance will be able to make on-net calls.
PTA is continuously monitoring the communication channels in the affected areas, ensuring connectivity and providing updates, where necessary.
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Furthermore, the PTA has allocated a short code of 9999 to enable mobile phone subscribers to donate to Prime Minister Flood Relief Fund 2022. Users can donate Rs10 by typing ‘fund’ in SMS option and sending to 9999.
The PTA in another statement said that due to flash floods, damage to optical fiber cable and power outage, connectivity services have been impacted in Chitral, Upper Dir, Donbala, Swat, Medan, Lal Qila Samarbaghidar, Tank and Dera Ismail Khan.
In comply with the directives of PTA, Telenor has announced free calls to people in flood affected areas.
The company said that it had allowed free Telenor to Telenor calls to victims of flood hit areas. The company said that it stand with the people of such areas in these difficult times.
Another leading mobile phone operator i.e. Jazz announced to facilitate with free calls to people of flood hit areas. In this regard, the company provided free minutes to Jazz to Jazz and Jazz to PTCL to support relief activities in the areas.
The company further said that subscribers in Balochistan can make calls without having balance for one tonight. Furthermore, it announced to start this free calls services soon in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Floods affect telecom services: PTA
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has said that the recent flash floods in Balochistan have caused multiple optic fiber breaks impacting voice and data services in Lasbela, Kech, Panjgoor, Gwadar, Awaran, Ziarat, Mastung and adjoining areas.
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About 343 cell sites of three cellular mobile operators (Telenor, Ufone and Zong) and PTCL have been affected due to floods.
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Efforts are being made to resolve this unprecedented situation. PTA is working with the concerned operators for early restorations of affected communication channels.