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The Most Preferred Network of 2017 – Zong 4G. Zong 4G added the highest number of customers in 2017, amongst all the network service providers.  The company has continued to remain the foremost network preference for Pakistani’s by offering the best, reliable and most affordable state of art 4G service. By hosting more than 70% of the 4G market share, the company has continued to remain, “No. 1 Data Company” through affordable rates and best network speeds. Hosting more than half of data traffic of Pakistan in 2017, the company has continued to dominate the market. The precision for customer

The Senate Standing Committee for Information Technology and Telecommunication has recently recognized the contribution of cellular sector of Pakistan and appreciated the investment in the country and job creation opportunities provided by the sector. The committee also raised concerns over high levels of consumer taxation with special reference on giving relief to the masses who are below a certain annual income level, which is not taxable as per prevailing tax laws. The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology expressed its concerns on high tax deduction on mobile recharge particularly on deduction of advance income tax from majority of subscribers who

Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited PTCL announced co-sponsoring of the 6th National Disabled T20 Cricket Championship 2018 at a press briefing, which was chaired by former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif and President PDCA, General Manager Domestic, PCB, Shafiq Ahmed, along with PTCL’s EVP Marketing & Communications, Syed Shahzad Shah at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Other key representatives included representative sponsor’s Ortho workshop ICRC Mohammad Yonus, Fariha Shah, Head of Corporate Communication PTCL and Hon. Secretary Pakistan Disabled Cricket Association Amiruddin Ansari and Director Sabih Azhar. The tournament is being participated by 8 teams from Azad Kashmir, Islamabad, Lahore, FATA, Sialkot, Rawalpindi, Abbottabad

PTCL partners with Virtual University for Ignite’s DigiSkills Initiative. Ignite, Ministry of IT & Telecom has launched DigiSkills program to impart training of one million workforce comprising of youth, skilled professionals and freelancers. Ignite has awarded DigiSkills training project to Virtual University of Pakistan and PTCL has been selected as partner for this strategic project. DigiSkills program will impart training to one million knowledge resources like youth, freelancers, students, and professionals, who would deliver professionally across the globe and contribute in country’s economic growth. The program aims at, not only developing key specialized skills, but also imparting knowledge about various freelancing

Zong 4G Delivers Again – Holds its most efficacious Annual Business Conference. To kick off the New Year with a new confidence to make strides for the digital innovation in the industry, Zong 4G held the most successful event ever, its Annual Business Conference on January 25, 2018 in Islamabad. Rising high on the bouts of optimism, the employees and management embarked on the highest confidence to continue carrying the momentum of largest, yet most stable 4G network, for sustainable growth. Zong 4G’s CEO Mr. Liu Dianfeng inaugurated the business conference, highlighting the company’s unprecedented growth to maintain and sustain

Telenor Velocity’sDuckStories return at 345. After a fun evening of forthright stories from Velocity’s startup founders in Lahore, DuckStories returned but this time in Islamabad at Telenor Headquarters - 345. DuckStories is a series of regular events that share and celebrate mistakes and the times when things didn’t go quite according to plan. Although it is no secret that failure is one of the greatest teachers, the fear of failure is still the biggest blocker when it comes to innovation. Telenor Velocity aims to eliminate this fear by nourishing a culture that makes it okay to celebrate failures and garner

Top CEO’s & leaders converge at Telenor Campus, Discuss business challenges in the new digital age. Country’s foremost digital service provider Telenor Pakistan in association with Corporate Pakistan Group (CPG), a coalition of corporate leaders, hosted an exclusive forum led by Stephen Brobst, the global Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Teradata Corporation, on digitization & leadership in the digital age.This session is in line with Telenor Pakistan’s emphasis on becoming a hub of leadership, innovation and collaboration. Held at Telenor Pakistan’s new flagshipcampus 345, the event was attended by over 100 participants including 50 business and technology leaders, parliamentarians, senior ministry

PTCL promotes the cause of Education in Pakistan. PTCL believes that investing in education is vital to Pakistan's long term prosperity. Improving education outcomes is of utmost importance and requires action from all quarters including corporations. PTCL’s ambition for CSR is targeted at education, youth development, health, inclusion, disaster response and environment. The company’s vision for value creation in Pakistan’s education is bridging the skill gap between Corporate and Academic sector, collaboration with institutions and creating learning opportunities. “Owing to the educational scarcity in Pakistan, education needs to be a top agenda in the CSR Plan of every company. PTCL

PTCL to co-sponsor Pakistan team jersey for New Zealand T20I series. Pakistan team jersey for the T20I series to be played in New Zealand in January 2018 will be co-sponsored by Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). This was announced at the kit unveiling ceremony held at the Gaddafi Stadium (Far End Pavilion) in Lahore. The cricket team kit was unveiled jointly by Mr. Adnan Shahid, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), PTCL, Chairman PCB Mr. Najam Aziz Sethi and Pakistan Captain Sarfaraz Ahmed. Other attendees of the ceremony were Syed Shahzad Shah, EVP Marketing & Communication, PTCL, senior PCB officials’ and Pakistan

Taking the cellular industry by storm, Zong 4G’s recently introduced free WhatsApp offer has transformed the country’s Digital Landscape in emphatic fashion. Since its rollout a month ago, the offer has continued to make waves throughout the industry, setting a new standard for mobile connectivity. Powered by the country’s fastest and largest mobile data network, the offer has allowed Zong 4G customers an unparalleled level of connectivity unlike anything being offered in the market. The move to make WhatsApp services free for all networks has proved to be a highly effective and disruptive move by the 4G giant. With competition