Islamabad, 22 October 2024: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) held the fourth hearing of its Phase II Merger Review regarding PTCL’s proposed acquisition of Telenor Pakistan (Private) Limited and Orion Towers (Private) Limited. The hearing was presided over by a CCP Bench, led by Chairman Dr. Kabir Ahmed Sidhu, along with Members Mr. Salman…
Islamabad, December 1, 2020: Pakistan is all set to announce a formal cybersecurity policy to better protect businesses, peoples’ privacy and their fundamental rights, and secure private information and data against online harm, as work on the guidelines has entered into the final phase. “The cyber policy for the country is being finalized. It is…
Islamabad, November 22, 2019: A delegation from Malaysian Tower Company, edotco Group Sdn. Bhd, led by CEO edotco Group, Suresh Sidhu and Managing Director, edotco Pakistan, Arif Hussain met the Foreign Minister to discuss opportunities for future investment in the telecom sector and exchanged ideas on expansion of business in the country. The delegation gave an…
Donors and policymakers in developing countries have placed a key focus on Financial Inclusion in the development policy agenda. The rationale for financial inclusion is simple; through inclusivity, marginalized segments of the society e.g. lower income strata, women and youth are provided with an effective interface to access financial services, allowing them to be linked…
Islamabad, August 28, 2019: Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication (FMITT) visited Zong headquarters (HQ) to officially test Pakistan’s first-ever 5G services by country’s leading telecommunication company, Zong, China Mobile Pakistan. Besides conducting the 5G test at Zong HQ, Dr. Khalid Maqbool accompanied by Wang Hua, Chairman and CEO Zong also…