02/08/13 ~ Mera Pak Watan

PTCL is Possibly Blocking Skype to Phone Calls: ProPakistani

PTCL is Possibly Blocking Skype to Phone Calls
Telcos to Lose Rs. 35 Billion Per Year Due to Ban on Retailer Sales
ICH and How LDI Operators Are Being Benefited
Sajjad Latif Awan Gets Stay Order From IHC On His Transfer Orders
KPK to Give Away 25,000 Dell Laptops to Students

PTCL is Possibly Blocking Skype to Phone Calls

Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:13 AM PST

Skype users in Pakistan have reported us that they are facing issues in making Skype Out calls. This problem is specifically faced if users make calls from Skype to mobile phones or landline numbers on PTCL network. Skype to Skype calls work fine though. ProPakistani has received several such complaints telling us that Skype to phone calls aren't connecting on PTCL. They said that same [...]

Telcos to Lose Rs. 35 Billion Per Year Due to Ban on Retailer Sales

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 09:51 PM PST

Telecom operators in Pakistan are likely to lose Rs. 35 billion per year in revenue due to ban on sale of new SIMs through retailers network as government has allowed the sale of the new connections only through company-owned service centres and franchises, reported Dawn News. Citing a source in Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the paper reported that new sales fell by 75 percent, which translated [...]

ICH and How LDI Operators Are Being Benefited

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 09:04 PM PST

Telecom companies listed on Karachi Stock Exchange are getting their best time of the year, thanks to defunct International Clearing House a.k.a ICH. Before we even begin, let's have a look at stock trends for various telecom operators (all indicators are as of 1 PM – Feb 7th, 2013): PTCL Wateen Telecom TeleCard WorldCall Stock transactions in past one month clearly show that [...]

Sajjad Latif Awan Gets Stay Order From IHC On His Transfer Orders

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 08:21 PM PST

Mr. Sajjad Latif Awan, former Director General (Enforcement) at PTA has moved to Islamabad High Court against his transfer orders that were issued by both the members of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Mr. Sajjad Latif Awan, along with other transferred employees including Mr. Faisal Bashir, former Director (Vigilance) appealed the court that transfer orders issued by Member Finance and Member Technical of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority were [...]

KPK to Give Away 25,000 Dell Laptops to Students

Posted: 07 Feb 2013 07:32 PM PST

Following Punjab government, the provincial government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) has selected Dell to provide 25,000 Inspiron 3420 laptops, which will be distributed to students in the province. Initially, the laptops would be distributed among the students of four-year Bachelor of Studies (BS) programme and students of professional colleges including medical and engineering. Furthermore, laptops would also be given to the top 10 position holders of [...]