Pakistan preparing cybersecurity policy

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…

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Edotco Group to invest for development of telecommunication sector in Pakistan

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…

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Leveraging Telecommunication Services for Financial Inclusion

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…

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FMITT tests Pakistan’s first 5G services at Zong HQ

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…

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Ministry of IT & Telecommunication, PTA test zong’s 5G network

Islamabad, August 22, 2019: Zong, China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), Pakistan’s No. 1 Data Network, today successfully conducted 5G trials. The event was attended by Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, Secretary Information Technology and Telecommunication division on behalf of Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Amir Azeem Bajwa, Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunications…

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