July 16, 2021

Tax on calls exceeding five minutes is unfavorable for the masses and equally difficult for Telcos to implement

The Federal government, in the budget for the fiscal year 2021-22, said that while there will be no tax on mobile internet usage and SMS, a […]
July 15, 2021

Samsung considers entering local mobile assembly market

Pakistani mobile users will be able to afford top of the line mobile devices in future courtesy of locally manufactured devices by an international producer. According […]
July 15, 2021

Parliament’s digitalization to improve efficiency of legislative business: President Arif Alvi

President Dr Arif Alvi has called for timely completion of all processes with regard to the automation of Parliament to make it digitally operational by January […]
July 14, 2021

MoITT to lay down optical fiber cable in three districts of Sindh

Digital connectivity is not only the need of time but has also become a key factor in the progress of nations. The IT sector can play […]
July 13, 2021

Irrational Taxation Policies can hamper Pakistan’s Startup Potential

According to a recent article published by Forbes Middle east, investors have injected more than $125M into Pakistani startups since January 2021. Majority of these startups […]
July 9, 2021

“In principle, I disagreed. I had courage to say this…”

At a recent contract signing ceremony between Universal Service Fund Pakistan and Jazz, the Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque spoke about […]
July 8, 2021

IT Ministry role in fulfilling Prime Minister’s Digital Pakistan Vision is commendable: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Islamabad: Thursday, July 08, 2021; The Universal Service Fund (USF) awarded contract worth approximately PKR 154 Million to Jazz for providing High Speed Mobile Broadband services […]
July 7, 2021

JazzCash Launches Pakistan’s First Ever Digital Account for Teenagers

JazzCash has launched the country’s first-ever digital account for teenagers called the ‘JazzCash NextGen Account’. This account will allow adolescents between the ages of 12 and […]
July 6, 2021

CHAIRMAN PTA ATTENDS MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2021

Islamabad (July 05, 2021): Chairman Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) Major Gen. (R) Amir Azeem Bajwa highlighted achievements made by Pakistan’s telecom sector & recent initiatives taken […]
July 2, 2021

Why Your Mobile Signals Drop?

We have all been through that moment of frustration when we’re on an important phone call and the call just drops. You must wonder why you […]
June 28, 2021

UNDP and Jazz open registrations for SDG Bootcamps for Social Enterprises

Aimed at promoting social entrepreneurship and strengthening the startup ecosystem in the country, UNDP Pakistan and Jazz have launched SDG Bootcamp for Social Enterprises. Under the […]
June 28, 2021

“PoorTax” on the most vulnerable telecom users?

The Minister for Finance, Shaukat Tareen, declared that a tax of 75 Paisas will be charged on mobile calls that are longer than five minutes, igniting […]