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Government after Technocrats
Jul 8th
Amid sheer frustration, the government is now attacking Technocrats for their failure to comply with government wishes. 6 top men for the ICTRDF have been fired including HEC Executive Director Dr. Sohail Naqvi. Pressure is also mounting on Dr. Javed Leghari to resign amidst the bogus degree saga.
Ammar Faheem, July 08 – 2010
These are really troubling reports coming in. Apparently, Mr. Latif Khosa (Advisor to the Prime Minister for IT & Telecom) has fired six top men from the ICTRDF – National Information Communication Technologies Research and Development Fund – after a dispute with them. The dispute is over control of the more than Rs. 20 Billion that are available with this fund and the USF (Universal Service Fund) for the development of IT and Telecom infrastructure in Pakistan.
Those fired include: Mr. Sikandar Taqi, Mr. Wahaj Siraj, Mr. Zafar Usmani, Dr. Amir Mateen, Dr. Sohail Naqvi, and Dr. Mansoor Sarwar
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Loading ...EasyPaisa Mobile Account
Feb 26th
‘Meet the Product’ they called it and had invited several bloggers from Karachi. It was to be the launch of EasyPaisa ‘Mobile Account’, a service that brings the convenience of mobile banking to the household. It enables users to Pay Utility Bills, Transfer Money, Check Account Balance and View Mini-Statement. Let me share an event timeline and how it unfolded yesterday:
7:10 PM – Recitation of the holy quran by Mr. Omair Ahmed
7:15 PM – Telenor Manager Corporate Communication, Mr. Affan Haider, starts his talk about the EasyPaisa Idea and its potential. He highlighted that EasyPaisa had processed more than 420,000 bill payment transactions and 120,000 Money transfer transactions. By far the highest number of bills payed on an electronic channel. He also spoke about the contribution of the telecom industry to Pakistans growth and how Easy Paisa is actually making a contribution to Pakistans economy.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...PTCL Privatization – dues still not cleared by Etisalat
Jan 28th
This is the fourth year into the privatization deal that granted 26% shares of the PTCL to the UAE’s leading telecom operator, Etisalat worth $2.6 billion. It is reported that $ 1.4 billion have been paid and $1.2 billion still stand ‘out-standing’.
Etisalat to pay $800 million by March: minister
DUBAI (January 28 2010): Pakistan will receive a payment of $800 million by the end of March from the UAE’s Etisalat for a stake in Pakistan Telecommunication Co (PTCL), Minister of Privatisation Waqar Ahmed Khan said on Wednesday.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Face to Face meetings over long distance? PTCL TelePresence
Jan 15th
Okay, this is not a paid post or anything, but I really do feel excited at the prospect of being able to attend a ‘face-to-face’ meeting with long-distance customers, partners, or vendors.
The new PTCL TelePresence service will create an environment where you can feel the person sitting right in front of you using high definition audio and video! More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Mobile Banking, prospects and comparison
Dec 21st
The launch of Mobile Banking in Pakistan marks the beginning of another strong Alternate Delivery Channel for the Pakistani e-Banking industry. While several banks already have splendid endeavors in place to support branch-less and round-the-clock banking, the use of Mobile payments will definitely take the advantages of regularized financial institutions to the mass majority in Pakistan who do not even have bank account.
While State Bank of Pakistan has continued to place emphasis on Financial Institutions and Telecom operators to form viable partnerships so as to introduce banking services to financially excluded communities, the initiative has come forth with Tameer Microfinance Bank and Telenor Pakistan’s easypaisa. The brand, based on bank-led model, aims to offer a suite of products including micro payments to merchants, P2P transfers between individuals, bill payments to utility companies and domestic remittances. . While easypaisa has launched bill payment and money transfer, its initial two over the counter products to cater to the basic financial needs of the population; the potential for increased financial access and service penetration has life changing prospects with mobile products that are yet to come. More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...M-Banking: Mobilink to start International Remittance
Dec 11th
Mobile Banking initiatives in Pakistan will touch new heights when Mobilink announces the commercial launch of its remittance services for Non-Resident Pakistani’s. ORASCOM Telecom (of which Mobilink is a subsidiary) has inked a contract with Western Union Money transfer service that will enable all its mobile operators in several countries worldwide to provide cross-border remittance facility.
The aim of both companies is very simple: To make low-principal, high-frequency remittances more convenient to millions of consumers.
Orascom Telecom, which was established in 1998, operates six mobile networks with a combined total of 77 million subscribers, including Djezzy in Algeria, Mobilink in Pakistan, Mobinil in Egypt, Tunisiana in Tunisia, Banglalink in Bangladesh, and Telecel Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe. In addition, in early 2008, Orascom Telecom acquired a license in North Korea to operate mobile services.
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