Archive for November 14th, 2009

Innovation and Entreprenurship In Pakistan

Published by Babar Bhatti on November 14, 2009 under Business, Companies, Education, Entrepreneurship, Pakistan

The recent MIT Conference on Corporate Innovation Entrepreneurship was an excellent proof that entrepreneurship activities in Pakistan continue to thrive. There are a number of dedicated and talented people who have taken the initiative and shown that given the right people and processes, an ecosystem of entrepreneurs can be nurtured.

Read Jawwad Farid’s latest blog post and see the pictures of this impressive event. Congratulations and Kudos to the MIT CEF BAP 2009 team for their work.

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Telecom Suffers Rs 330m Loss In NWFP/Fata Terror War

Published by Arsalan Mir on November 14, 2009 under Business, PTA, Pakistan, Security, Telecom News

The recent war to crush terrorism has cost us a lot at all levels. Business Recorder quotes a Rs 329.88 million loss in telecom sector during the NWFP/Fata war on terrorism.

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has suffered a loss of Rs 329.88 million in NWFP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during the current war on terrorism, as on October 30, 2009. In a written reply, the Minister In-charge of the Cabinet Division informed the National Assembly here on Thursday that total amount of loss suffered by telecommunication networks in NWFP/FATA during the war on terrorism stood at Rs 329.88 million.

During the war 127 buildings/establishments, 51 towers and 87 PTCL Exchanges were completely or partially damaged. The operators have successfully restored the network in Districts Swat, Bannu, Mingora and Malakand Division etc.

At present the network in Districts Dir, DI Khan, Bajour Agency, Peshawar, Bannu, Kurram Agency is being restored by the respective operators. At other areas/locations like, South Waziristan, Orakzai Agency and Khyber Agency, the operators shall undertake the restoration and rehabilitation of their network when the law and order situation improves, he added.

Warid Smart Bundle: BlackBerry Pearl and More

Published by Babar Bhatti and Arsalan Mir on November 14, 2009 under BlackBerry, Data, Telecommunications, Warid

Smart bundle is a new offer from Warid for new postpaid customers where they get a BlackBerry plus all the works – voice, sms, data as one bundle. With this deal you can avail a BlackBerry Pearl 8120 smartphone along with discounts and waivers on line rent & security. For the first 6 months you will get Black Berry smartphone services free of cost, based on the quota that your plan provides (described below).

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