Nokia Pakistan and Zong Join Hands for Enhanced Customer Facilitation

Zong has signed a MoU with Nokia Care according to which both SIMs of Zong will be available at all 18 Nokia Care centres across Pakistan while Nokia phones will be made available for purchase across all Zong Customer Service Centres (CSC) in Pakistan. The MoU was signed at Zong’s headquarters in Islamabad.This collaboration is a first...

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MicroSave launches The Helix Institute of Digital Finance - Making Mobile Money Work, Everywhere

Extending the reach of formal financial services to include the very poor living in the most remote areas of the developing world, is not a new idea.  And yet three quarters of the world’s poor still have no access to a bank account, reports the World Bank in their global survey.The problem is the high cost of secure and reliable...

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Wateen's USAID/IRG Project

Wateen has successfully closed a new opportunity in the Energy Sector. Over the last year, USAID has been heavily investing in Pakistan to help alleviate the energy crisis and help the power companies improve their energy distribution. IRG, subcontractor of USAID Power Distribution Program, is conducting a pilot project of installing GSM meters at 5 DISCO in Pakistan including Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Multan & Hyderabad....

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Zong Pledges Support for Earthquake Relief in Balochistan in Collaboration with Pakistan Red Crescent Society

Zong – a China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak) company and part of China Mobile, the largest Telecom operator in the world has taken active steps to provide immediate relief to the earthquake victims of Balochistan. In collaboration with the earthquake relief efforts of Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Zong’s CSR activities will focus on...

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Skype, Viber and WhatsApp Shut Down by Sindh Government

Pakistan follows Saudi Arabic, where Viber is prohibited, banning Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Instant messaging clients Viber, Skype, WhatsApp, Tango and other communication networks for three months in the Sindh Province for security reasons, Express News reported today. Having switched over from regular mobile services,...

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Kitna Love Index: 33% Mothers believe that there is a change in father-child relation compared to the previous generation

A recent survey carried out by the Four Corners Group, a well known business solutions agency, revealed the changing dynamics of the father-child relationship and how it is being viewed by Pakistani mothers. The first of its kind survey, titled ‘Kitna Love Index’ was conducted in 2 key metros of Pakistan namely Karachi, and Lahore where ...

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Breaking: Wateen Goes Private; Returning to its UAE-Based Shareholder

After just three years of going public, Wateen Telecom Limited (KSE: WTCL) is going private; has returned to its UAE-based majority shareholder, Warid Telecom International (WTI). Last week, the KSE board approved WTIs voluntary delisting request dated March 28, where the latter will buy back, under delisting regulations, Wateens ordinary shares listed on the three bourses at a minimum price of Rs. 4.50.Wateens management has...

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