Advance income tax: PTA urges PM, minister to revise proposed insertion KARACHI: Chairman, Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA), Muhammad Mehr Ali has appealed to the prime minister and... Published 15 Jun, 2024 06:57am
Print Non-tax revenue: Rs32.6bn earmarked from 4G/5G licences ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted Rs32.612 billion from 4G/5G licenses under the head of non-tax revenue for... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:36am
Technology PTA all set to impose fee for processing, issuance of CoC ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is all set to impose application/processing administrative... Published 11 Jun, 2024 03:17am
Business & Finance Ads given for hiring of int’l consultants: Govt formally kicks start 5G spectrum auction process ISLAMABAD: The government has formally kicked start the process of 5G spectrum auction in the country with ... Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am
Pakistan Raid at franchise of mobile phone co: Gang held for illegal SIM activations ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in close collaboration with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)... Published 31 May, 2024 06:58am
Print Surveillance purposes: IHC asks telecos not to record calls, data ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) restrained the telecom companies from recording phone calls and data for... Updated 30 May, 2024 08:54am
Business & Finance Jan-Apr: 10.85m cell phones made locally ISLAMABAD: The local manufacturing/ assembling plants manufactured/ assembled 10.85 million mobile handsets during... Published 30 May, 2024 06:19am
Business & Finance CMOs partially meet KPIs ISLAMABAD: Cellular mobile operators (CMOs) partially met key performance indicators (KPIs) set in their licences ... Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am
Pakistan AJ&K, GB turn out to be only region with 100pc teledensity: PTA ISLAMABAD: Despite difficult terrain and sparse population, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit-Baltistan... Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am
Business & Finance 5G licenses: Shortfall of Rs32bn likely in non-tax revenue ISLAMABAD: The country is likely to face a shortfall of around Rs32 billion in non-tax revenue from 5G licenses,... Published 28 May, 2024 05:30am
Business & Finance Cellular teledensity in country decreases ISLAMABAD: Cellular teledensity, the number of connections for every hundred individuals in the country, has... Published 24 May, 2024 06:25am
Business & Finance PBF for simplification of tax system KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has recommended the federal government to simplify the tax system to reduce... Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am
Business & Finance Proposed PTCL-Telenor merger: CCP conducting analysis ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) is conducting extensive analysis, collecting detailed data,... Published 19 May, 2024 03:00am
Technology PTA announces 6GHz for unlicensed RLAN operations ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced 6 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum band for unlicensed... Updated 21 May, 2024 05:24pm
Pakistan First meeting of SATRC: Pakistan urges regional collaboration in addressing common ICT challenges ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday underscored the importance of regional collaboration in addressing common ICT... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Print Telcos assure Aurangzeb: 5,000 SIM cards of non-filers will be blocked daily ISLAMABAD: The telecom companies have given assurance to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb that the mobile phone... Updated 14 May, 2024 09:36am
Business & Finance Telecos agree to start blocking SIMs of non-filers ISLAMABAD: The cellular companies’/ telecom operators have agreed with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Technology Blocking mobile SIMs: explore alternative strategies to enhance tax collection, GSMA urges FBR GSMA says move could potentially disrupt vital services, especially during disasters and climate-related events Updated 09 May, 2024 10:29pm
Technology PTA issues International Mobile Roaming Service Guidelines ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has issued International Mobile Roaming (IMR) Service ... Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am
Editorials Tax targets for FY25 EDITORIAL: The first quarterly review report on the recently concluded Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) available on the... Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am
Business & Finance PTA invites electronic bids for taxation services ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has invited electronic bids for taxation services for the... Published 07 May, 2024 06:05am
Print Blocking SIMs of non-filers: FBR decides to summon telcos’ operators ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to call all telecom operators at the FBR Headquarters to... Updated 06 May, 2024 09:18am
Pakistan Audio leaks case: IHC turns down IB’s request ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Friday, turned down the Intelligence Bureau’s request to withdraw its... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
Business & Finance Blocking SIMs of over 0.5m non-filers: PTA yet to decide on FBR decision ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is yet to decide on the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s)... Published 03 May, 2024 06:29am
Print FBR issues list to PTA: SIMs of 506,671 IT non-filers to be blocked ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a list of 506,671 non-filers of income tax returns whose... Updated 01 May, 2024 09:42am
Business & Finance Number of cellular subscribers rises to 192.07m ISLAMABAD: The number of cellular subscribers increased from 191.46 million by end February to 192.07 million by end... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
Pakistan Mobile phone services suspended in Karachi KARACHI: The mobile phone services have been partially suspended in Karachi as part of stringent security protocols... Published 24 Apr, 2024 03:50am
BR Research Worldcall Telecom Limited Worldcall Telecom Limited (PSX: WTL) is a public limited company incorporated in Pakistan in 2001. WTL commenced its... Published 22 Apr, 2024 09:05am
Print Province to district level: Eying Rs3bn income, PTA set to amend data CVAS licenced area ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is all set to amend licensed area/jurisdiction of Data Class... Updated 07 Apr, 2024 09:28pm
Business & Finance PTA all set to impose fee for processing, issuance of CoC ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is all set to impose application/processing administrative fee... Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am