FBR Attaches PTA’s Bank Accounts for not Paying 3.6B Income Tax
FBR attached all the bank accounts of PTA for not paying Rs. 3.6 billion income ax. As the budget approaches, FBR has started taking strict measue agaisnt all the tax…
High Court Rejects PTCL’s Appeal Against PTA Order
The long-standing court case between PTCL and PTA has finally been decided by the Islamabad High Court in favor of PTA, said a statement issued by authority. In this decision,…
PTA Awaits Detailed Order on One SIM Per CNIC Judgement
As it was posted yesterday, a judgement has been issued by CJP, Iftikhar Muhammad Choudhary to PTA to bring an immediate halt illegal osale of mobile phone SIMs in Balochistan.…
PTA Asks PTCL to Revert Pakistan Package
While PTCL was busy celebrating its 1st million broadband customers, PTA has directed PTCL to revert back its Pakistan Package to the terms and conditions that existed prior to 1st…
PTA Step-Forward SIM Sales Regulations
PTA has taken effective measures to standardize SIM sales procedures to properly monetize at retail level. In this regard, proper regulations have brought forward by PTA to develop the check…
3G Auction Delays are Serious Concern: NASC
National Assembly’s Standing Committee (NASC) has shown serious concerns on continuous delay the matter of 3G license. PTA and government should have resolved the serious issues earlier but still constant…
Chairman PTA Gets Eidi from Public Money
In newspaper report it is revealed that Chairman PTA, Dr. Muhammad Yasin has been getting Eidi bonus for himself valuing Rs. 350,000, that’s equal to his one month basic salary.…
PTA Warns PTCL for Imminent Legal Actions
PTA asked to pay its outstanding dues of more than Rs. 60 million on the account of numbering and RBS charges within 15 days for avoiding imminent legal action against company.…
Mobile Subscribers Reach 118.3 Million in Pakistan
Cellular mobile phone subscribers in Pakistan have reached 118,316,916 by adding 2.1 million subscribers (2,107,176 subscribers to be exact) in March 2012. According to latest stats issued by PTA, the telekinesis for mobile phone…
PTA Accused of Delaying 3G Auction
PTA is delaying the auction for 3G licenses – which is likely to generate up to one billion dollar for the federal government – by not issuing finalized date for…
CJ Directs PTA to Block ‘Vulgar Ads’ of Cellular Companies
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Ch. on Tuesday directed the PTA chairman to stop the showing of vulgar advertisements of phone companies on television. The CJ issued these remarks while hearing…
PTA to Regulate Unsolicited, Fraudulent and Obnoxious Call/SMS
PTA is up for an upgrade in the regulation concerning SPAM and unwanted call/SMS communication that authority had regulated back in 2009. With this revised regulation draft called: “Protection from…
PTA Warns to Dismantle Illegal Mobile Phone Jammers
PTA has warned against the installment, supplies and imports of mobile phone jammers in different places and asked to dismantle them at the earliest before any legal action by the…
Warid Launces 789 Services
Personally monitoring the new 789 exercise of automation of sale of prepaid mobile SIMs, PTA teams are visiting call centers of mobile companies to ensure its effective execution. DG (Enforcement),…
Mobilink Lauded for Efforts on SIM Authentication
Mobilink provided the PTA Chairman with a live demonstration of the Customer Cerification Process, which works in conjunction with the records of “National Data Base and Registration Authority” (NADRA) The…