Islamabad, August 17, 2025 – In response to the devastating impact of flash floods across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Ufone 4G has announced a special initiative to provide free calls for subscribers in the worst-hit districts.
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Ufone Ranked No. 1 in PTA QoS Coverage
Islamabad, January 24, 2025 – Ufone has secured the top position in network coverage based on the Quality of Service (QoS) survey conducted by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
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ONIC Appoints Symmetry Group for Digital Presence in Pakistan
Karachi, December 11, 2024 – ONIC (Digital Technology Managed Service Pvt. Limited) has chosen Symmetry Group as its partner to revolutionize its digital presence in Pakistan. This strategic collaboration aims to strengthen ONIC’s position as a cutting-edge digital telco brand.
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Ufone 4G Revolutionizes Connectivity with Digital Grand
Ufone 4G, the leading telecommunications provider in Pakistan, has unveiled its latest offering: the Digital Grand Offer. This groundbreaking offer redefines connectivity, providing exceptional advantages to our esteemed customers.
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USF Awards Rs6.78 Billion Contract to Ufone for Providing High-Speed Mobile Broadband
Islamabad, July 13, 2023 – The Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded a contract worth approximately Rs6.78 billion to Ufone for providing High-Speed Mobile Broadband services in the Sibbi district of Balochistan province and Motorway M-8.
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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.
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Ufone increases rates amid rising inflation
KARACHI: Ufone, Pakistan’s largest phone service provider, has increased tariff for its various packages.
In a message sent by the cellular service provider to its customers said: “… to maintain quality of services during ongoing rise in inflation, there will be changes in some of our offers.”
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The rates of following packages have been increased:
UPower 100, which was of Rs.100 has been increased to Rs.120 with change in resources of addition 1000 SMS in All in One (Option 1) Variant which will be effective from June 28, 2022.
Super Card Plus, which was of Rs.649 has been increased to Rs.699 which will be effective from June 29, 2022. The resources are same as previous.
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Super Card Gold, which was of Rs.999 has been increased to Rs.1099 with change of resources of addition 100 Off-Net minutes and 2GB Main volume and 2 GB Social Volume (1 GB FB and 1 GB WA) which will be effective from June 29, 2022.
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Meezan Bank provides bill discounting facility for Huawei
KARACHI: Meezan Bank has successfully instituted an Islamic alternate to Inland Bill Discounting Facility for Huawei Technologies Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited – a first-of-its-kind transaction in Islamic banking industry, developed as a Shariah-compliant alternate to local bill discounting facility.
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The first drawdown under the facility was made against a deferred payment inland Letter of Credit (LC) opened by Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (Ufone) in favour of Huawei. The transaction has been developed by the Bank under the supervision and guidance of Dr. Muhammad Imran Ashraf Usmani – Vice Chairman Shariah Board, Meezan Bank, after a series of deliberations and persistent efforts.
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On this occasion, Abdullah Ahmed – Group Head, Corporate & Institutional Banking, Meezan Bank stated: “Meezan Bank is pleased to offer yet another milestone solution for the Islamic banking industry i.e., a Shariah-compliant alternative to discounting of long tenor inland bills with provision of variable profit rates. We are hopeful that this solution will serve as a precedent for unique transactions pertaining to trade within telecom industry.”
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Ahmed Ali Siddiqui – Group Head, Shariah Compliance, Meezan Bank, stated, “This endeavour of Meezan Bank displays its capability to develop out-of-the-box, innovative and Shariah-compliant solutions and reinforces its position as the leading Islamic bank of the country. We hope this solution will open a new chapter in facilitating trade among businesses and industries in a Shariah-compliant way and bring more businesses and trade into fold of Islamic banking.”
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Ufone 4G ranked top voice and data network
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has declared Ufone 4G as No. 1 voice and data network in the country.
The PTA declared ranked top Ufone 4G in its ‘Mobile Networks Benchmark Report for 2022’.
PTA used Network Performance Score (NPS) methodology to ascertain service quality across the country. The integrated innovative methodology, standardized by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) allows regulators to assess network performances through automated tests of simulated Voice, Data and SMS usage behaviors of end users.
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The report reaffirms the company’s strong focus on delivering the highest quality connectivity to its customers to enhance their user experience. Ufone 4G topped the nationwide benchmarking campaign, where the company’s Voice and Data services scored the highest aggregate total of 634 out of 800.
The study was held across all federal and provincial capitals including four towns, along with four major motorways & highways to ascertain the quality of mobile networks. PTA survey teams made more than 15 thousand Voice calls and conducted 45 thousand Data tests across an area of approximately 4,522 kilometers in length at these locations.
Ufone 4G achieved highest scores for its Voice and Data services, with a significantly higher margin against the industry benchmarks and other Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) in Pakistan. The Pakistani telecom company demonstrated the best call setup performance and the strongest data network across all cities and towns surveyed by the regulator.
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The steady improvement in the Ufone 4G’s network quality and coverage was witnessed following its acquisition of 4G spectrum and investment in enhancing and modernizing its network in line with its long-term commitment to improve the user experience of its customers.
It is the second survey by PTA in a year. The regulator carries out telecom benchmarking campaigns from time to time to assess network quality and performance as well as to spur healthy competition in the industry, thereby encouraging delivery of quality service to telecom users.
PTA’s latest ranking reaffirms Ufone 4G’s long term endeavor to transform the way customers experience telecom services. To that end, the company acquired 4G spectrum and continues to innovate and modernize its network to deliver the best Voice and Data experience to the users because users remain at the heart of everything Ufone 4G ever undertakes, as is evident from its cherished brand slogan, Tum He Tou Ho!
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PTA issues procedure to block telemarketing messages
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday issued the procedure to bloc telemarketing communication and unwanted/spam messages.
The PTA said that unwanted calls/messages can be disruptive, but there are measures to minimize them.
For blocking telemarketing communication, a person needs to register his number on the “Do Not Contact Register (DNCR)”. In order to register the person need to send a message by typing ‘reg’ and SMS to 3627.
To allow telemarketing communication again, type ‘unreg’ and SMS to 3627.
The PTA said that concerned service provider may be contacted in case of issue or for details about tariff/subscription charges.
To block spamming/unsolicited communication, the PTA issued procedure under which a person should type spammer’s cell number, give a space, paste the received message and SMS to 9000.
SMS charges of PKR 0.10 (inclusive of taxes) apply for each SMS to prevent abuse of facility.
For blocking obnoxious/unknown calls and SMSs, the PTA suggested to dial *420# (for Jazz, Telenor & Ufone subscribers) or 420 (for ZONG subscribers). Concerned service provider may be contacted to get detail about tariff/subscription.
The regulator further said that in case an issue is not resolved, the complaint may be lodged to PTA through an online complaint management system: