CCP Flags Transparency Issues in PTCL-Telenor Merger Review

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Islamabad: State Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja informed the National Assembly on Friday that the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) had…

PTCL Group Achieves 17% Revenue Growth in 2024

By Tech Desk ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

ISLAMABAD: PTCL Group has announced its financial results for the year ending December 31, 2024. According to a statement released after the Board of Directors…

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e& Group Chief Meets Pakistani Delegation to Explore Telecom Sector Opportunities

By Tech Desk ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

DUBAI: The chief executive of United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based e& group, formerly known as Etisalat, held a meeting with the Pakistani delegation on the sidelines…

PTCL-Telenor Deal Faces Delays, Closing Expected in Next Two Months

By Tech Desk ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: The PTCL-Telenor deal, involving PTCL’s acquisition of Telenor Pakistan, is facing delays due to pending regulatory approvals. The transaction, initially expected to close earlier, is…

PTCL Joins Forces with MTronic for IoT-Based Home Automation

By Tech Desk ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan leading telecom and ICT services provider, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), and smart home solutions provider, MTronic have entered into a strategic partnership…

PTCL-Ufone and Telenor Pakistan Merger Delayed by CCP Review

By Tech Desk ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd’s Ufone acquisition of Telenor Pakistan, announced nearly a year ago, is facing a regulatory setback, causing a delay in…

PTCL Introduces Industry-First WhatsApp-Based Bill Payment Solution in Pakistan

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), a leading ICT services provider, has collaborated with PayFast, a Payment Service Provider (PSP) licensed by the State Bank…

PTCL Receives Conditions from CCP for Telenor Acquisition

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 10 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Group allegedly approached the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) to express their dissatisfaction with the excessive delay in…

PTCL Group and PPAF Mark Milestone with Ba-Ikhtiar Project’s Expansion, Empowering Women Across Pakistan

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Islamabad: PTCL Group, in collaboration with the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF), organized an inspiring event to honor the achievements of women entrepreneurs empowered through…

Telenor and Orion Towers Await CCP’s Decision on PTCL’s Acquisition

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 4 min read

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited is poised to acquire Telenor Pakistan Pvt Ltd and Orion Towers Pvt Ltd. The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) is currently…

Pakistan’s Telecom Sector Reacts to 300% Increase in Router Prices

By Huma Ishfaq ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 3 min read

The Telecom Operators Association (TOA) has expressed strong disapproval of a 300 percent increase in the cost of fibre broadband routers. They argue that this…

PTCL Resolves AAE-1 Cable Outage, Fully Restores Internet Services Across Pakistan

By Tech Desk ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunications Limited (PTCL) has announced the complete restoration of internet services following a fault in the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) submarine cable, which caused significant…

Pakistan’s Internet Slowdown Persists Despite Installation of World’s Largest Submarine Cable

By Tehniyat Zafar ⏐ 11 months ago ⏐ Newspaper Icon Newspaper Icon 2 min read

Internet users across various cities in Pakistan continue to experience slow connectivity, particularly during peak hours, two weeks after a fault was detected in the…

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