Dell and Intel Launch second Experience Center in Karachi
Dell and Intel Pakistan have together launched their newest experiential marketing center in Karachi. The center,, known as the Experience Center, is the second such location opened by the international computer giants in Pakistan. The first Experience Center opened in Lahore on 13th April 2012 to considerable acclaim as the first experiential computing center in Pakistan. Speaking on the occasion Country Manager Dell Pakistan,...
Warid brings “Ramadan Sim Jagao Offer”
Now enjoy Ramazan Sim Jagao Offer with Warid! Make free warid calls throughout Ramazan by availing this offer. All customers who have not used their SIM before 1st June, 2013 can use this offer by sending FREE to 3733 and recharging Rs. 100. Terms and Conditions: This offer is for those customers only who have note used their SIM since 1st June,2013 Customer needs to send Free to 3733 and recharge Rs. 100 or more in one go to avail...
Youtube opening Case: Committee formed to monitor 8 million URL
YouTube was blocked by govt in Pakistan in Sept 2012 after a controversial and blasphemous movie Purity of Muslims was shown across the world. Government took the strategy that it would make every effort to remove a material from the YouTube web servers. A solution to open the Youtube seems around in Pakistan as Minister of State for Information and Technology- Anush Rehman Khan has taken one step forward in this direction. A four...
Auction of 3G licence likely to delay further
The new generation technology 3G that is being delayed since long will take several months more to be launched as the government is unable to form any policy regarding the new technology in the absence of Chairman Pakistan Telecom Authority. It is pertinent to mention here that the posts of PTA Chairman and two other top level members of the authority are still vacant and in the absence of these officials no further advancement on 3G...
15% Withholding tax on mobile cards to be applied from July 1,2013
Government’s stance on the withholding tax seems uncertain and their clarifications half baked. With an aim to increase tax inflow to maintain their promise of paying off the circular debt, the govt is capturing at every existe possible. Initially the tax on petroleum items was brought up in the budget speech of which the Supreme Court took notice and had it removed. As a desperate attempt, the government focused their attention on...
Telecommunications industry has contributed over Rs 510b as taxes
Telecom sector has contributed more than Rs510 billion as taxes in the last nine years but successive governments have squeezed the sector considering it a cash cow to hide their own inefficiencies. Questioning the wisdom of economic managers of the government behind decision to slap additional tax on telecom industry, experts said that an increase of 5 per cent withholding tax can have an impact on foreign investment in telecom...
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