PTCL asked to set up help desk at KCCI: Recently, the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) approached Walid Irshaid, PTCL CEO, asking him to solve the problems being faced by its members in respect of non-cooperative attitude of Karachi-based management. Consequently, two senior officials of PTCL, Syed Najam Ali, Senior Manager and Kamran Mahmood, GM of Corporate and Services, visited the chamber for a short meeting with KCCI President Abdul Majeed Haji Muhammad and other members. The KCCI chief raised the issue of faulty lines.
The KCCI suggested to the PTCL to open a ‘Helpdesk’ at the chamber in case members intend to have duplicate bills and any other issues regarding rectification of faulty telephone lines, installation of new telephone, DSL and SmartTv connections.

Warid Quality Services Reach 6250 Destinations Across Pakistan: Warid Telecom (Pvt.) Ltd. the country’s leading cellular company has achieved another milestone by hitting 6,250 destinations, expanding the quality services to 486 cities, covering more than 12,500Km road length throughout Pakistan. With the mission to maintain and deliver unmatched high quality network experience in every nook and corner of the country, Warid Telecom has pursued an aggressive expansion strategy to spread its network coverage from cosmopolitan cities to smaller towns and villages.

Faysal Asset Management selects Sidat Hyder: FAML has recently signed up with Sidat Hyder to replace its existing software with Sidat Hyder solutions for Mutual Funds.  Sidat Hyder solution for Mutual Funds offers a comprehensive integrated suite for Investment Management (iPaMs), a feature filled Investor Services application suite and a very comprehensive and proven Sidat Hyder – ERP-for-ALL (Financials) application suite.

Slow broadband internet penetration in Pakistan: The broadband policy approved by the government in 2004 envisaged wider penetration of “always on” internet connectivity in the country with a minimum download speed of 128 kbps.
A study by the Ministry of IT stated, “broadband is an accelerator of economic development because it provides significant direct and indirect benefits to the economy, which ranges from increased productivity, better wages, more jobs, bundling of services to provide for time and efficiency gains, increase in computer and network-related equipment demand, e-business take-off and faster ramp of ICT related sophisticated services for citizens across the country.”