May 2013 ~ Mera Pak Watan

FBR Revises Tax Rates on Mobile Phones, Re-Imposes SIM Activation Tax: ProPakistani

FBR Revises Tax Rates on Mobile Phones, Re-Imposes SIM Activation Tax
Mobile Subscribers Reached 122.12 Million by March 2013 End
E-Banking Transactions Reach Rs. 7.9 Trillion in Pakistan: SBP
ICT R&D Fund Announces ICT Research and Development Awards 2013
Samsung Announces Galaxy S4 Mini
94.4% Bank Branches Offer Online Banking Services in Pakistan: SBP
Zong Gives Away Cars to Carnama Winners

FBR Revises Tax Rates on Mobile Phones, Re-Imposes SIM Activation Tax

Posted: 31 May 2013 12:50 AM PDT

In a surprising move, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) yesterday issued a notification according to which tax-rates on mobile phones were revised down-wards — with three slabs — along tax collection at time of sale of each new SIM was re-imposed. On April 4, the FBR had issued a notification that the tax would be deducted at source from importers of mobile phones and would [...]

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Mobile Subscribers Reached 122.12 Million by March 2013 End

Posted: 30 May 2013 11:30 PM PDT

Mobile phone subscribers in Pakistan reached 122,127,717 at the end of March 2013, up from 120,962,829 just a month ago, reported Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. All five cellular operators added 1.16 million mobile phone subscribers during the period, taking the tele-density to 68.6 percent. Telenor added the most customers in the reported month by adding 417,997 customers to its base. Mobilink grew by 305,139 subscribers during [...]

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E-Banking Transactions Reach Rs. 7.9 Trillion in Pakistan: SBP

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:59 PM PDT

The value of e-banking transactions in Pakistan reached Rs. 7,901 billion or Rs. 7.9 Trillion during third quarter of 2012-13, up from Rs. 7.5 Trillion a quarter ago, said quarterly Payment Systems review published by State Bank of Pakistan Total number of e-banking transactions during the quarter stood at 82,209,000 up from 79,451,000 transactions during the previous quarter. The volume and corresponding value of overall [...]

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ICT R&D Fund Announces ICT Research and Development Awards 2013

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:37 PM PDT

National ICT R&D Fund has announced the National ICT Research and Development awards 2013, for which it will be rewarding the winners with Millions of Rupees as reward money. This first of its kind awards by National ICT R&D are likely to continue every year with an aim to acknowledge the efforts of Pakistani organizations, researchers, academicians, professionals, engineers, etc. in the area of Information [...]

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Samsung Announces Galaxy S4 Mini

Posted: 30 May 2013 10:14 PM PDT

Samsung yesterday announced the compact with many of the advance features of Galaxy S4, the Galaxy S4 Mini. Samsung is marketing S4 Mini as powerful yet compact version of company's bestselling smartphone, Galaxy S4. Samsung galaxy S4 mini comes with 4.3 inch qHD Super AMOLED screen and runs on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean on top of Samsung’s extensive TouchWiz customizations. The Galaxy S4 mini boasts [...]

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94.4% Bank Branches Offer Online Banking Services in Pakistan: SBP

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:44 PM PDT

Over ninety-four percent of banks' branches in Pakistan are now offering Real-Time Online Branches (RTOB) services, said a quarterly Payment System review published by State Bank of Pakistan. Overall 9,946 branches of banks out of 10,535 now offer RTOB services across the country. The volume of overall e-banking transactions in the country also increased by 3.47 percent amounting to 82.21 million transactions and value of [...]

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Zong Gives Away Cars to Carnama Winners

Posted: 30 May 2013 09:00 PM PDT

Zong has said that it received an overwhelming response for its Carnama offer which was concluded recently. Zong has announced a series of Carnama offers, under which customers are given away Honda cars for just consuming credit for their communication needs. Customers, who consume a specific amount of credit during a promotion time, are automatically entered into a lucky draw through which they can win [...]

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