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Senators Question 3G License Prices, Move to Stop Auction

Government of Pakistan’s plan to auction new telecom licenses came under scrutiny yesterday when opposition senators warned the government to not go ahead with the plan without taking them into confidence. The senators included Senator Pervez Rashid of PML-N, Haji Adeel, Ilyas Bilour of ANP, Col. Syed Tahir Hussain Mashhadi (retd) of MQM and Prof. Khurshid of JI amongst others. Terming the auction a “license to loot”, the senators demanded the chair block its issuance. They have stated it is not viable to issue the advanced technology at such cheap rates and the time-period factor is not acceptable at any cost. They further said that with such relaxed rules, the auction would be more like a charity.

 

Zong IDEOS Now Available

After being revised to PKR 10,999 only, Zong has further decreased its Huawei Manufactured IDEOS handset which will now be available for just PKR 6,999. The Froyo Android powered smartphone, at the time of launch, was available for PKR 15,999. It is a touch screen phone with an IDEOS ambient light sensor that maintains readability of the screen at all times. It also includes Google applications; Gmail, Google Maps, etc. and supports POP3 and Exchange email accounts on the server with the option to create multiple email accounts also. Zong is also offering free internet for first 6 months with a limit of 8MB per month. The Zong IDEOS is easily available at all ZONG Customer Service Centers or Franchises.

 

Arif Shafique, New GM for Nokia Pakistan and Afghanistan

Nokia Pakistan has recently promoted Arif Shafique to the post of General Manager for the Pakistan and Afghanistan region. Arif Shafique has been associated with Nokia Pakistan for over four years now. He was earlier working as the Head of Sales department. He has been with the leading mobile company since it began operations in Pakistan and has a comprehensive understanding of the company’s critical management processes. During his tenure at Nokia Pakistan, Arif Shafique has shown remarkable performance and has played a vital role in overall growth of the company. Being promoted to GM, he said, “I am pleased with being assigned the task to manage one of the biggest brands in Pakistan. I’m certain that with the support of my team we will achieve some great new milestones.”

 

PTCL Trains Executives for High Effectiveness

PTCL recently organized a workshop named “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, under their dynamic senior management program, via which it trained 115 of its senior executives. The three day training program, organized by PTCL’s Training & Development department, was lead by world-renowned U.S. expert, Stephen R. Covey. The workshop focused on helping participants achieve the highest levels of effectiveness and teamwork in order to improve their overall performance. The participants enhanced their learning via group discussions, case studies, role-playing and reflective thinking. Senior Executive Vice President HR, Syed Mazhar Hussain expressed satisfaction over the training program since he believes talented employees are a company’s most precious asset.

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