Huawei Pakistan appoints Faraz Khan as new Marketing Head for mobiles

Huawei Pakistan appoints Faraz Khan as new Marketing Head for mobiles

Huawei Pakistan has appointed a new Head of Marketing, Faraz M Khan for its mobile phones and related products. Faraz has come from Hewlett Packard where he was looking after IPS (printing devices and solutions) as Marketing Development Manager. He … [Read more...]

Viber banned in Saudi Arabia, more VoIP services may follow

viber banned in saudi arabia, other voip services may follow

Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has completely banned the internet-based communication application Viber in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The regulatory authority stated that the ban had been implemented as it was difficult … [Read more...]

FBR re-imposes SIM activation tax; Mobile Phone tax revised

FBR re-imposes SIM activation tax; Mobile Phone tax revised

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), while taking a biased step has re-imposed activation tax on mobile phone SIMs once again. The latest SRO 480(I)/2013 released on May 30, 2013 says that duties have been reduced on mobile phone import whereas the … [Read more...]

16-Lens Array Camera to be introduced by Nokia

16-Lens Array Camera to be introduced by Nokia

It had been previously reported that Nokia was about to collaborate with Pelican Imaging which is one of the pioneers of the new imaging technology known as Array cameras. These cameras use multiple optics to manipulate the data into one image. … [Read more...]

Mobilink Business Center showcasing a great smartphone portfolio

Mobilink Business Center showcasing a great smartphone portfolio

Mobilink Business Center has become the main hub for the smartphones being offered by the telecom operator. Mobilink set full swing to the Business Center by launching the Windows Phone 8 based Nokia Lumia Series in Pakistan in February and the … [Read more...]

FBR may consider to revise taxes on mobile phones in the upcoming budget

FBR may consider to revise taxes on mobile phones in the upcoming budget

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to review its decision of imposing Rs. 1000 tax on smartphones which it enforced in the first week of April 2013. According to latest reports, a meeting between FBR officials and representatives of mobile … [Read more...]

Pakistanis imported mobile phones of worth $1,428 million during 2007-12

Mobile phone series success

Around $ 4.377 billion has been spent by the last government in the past five years on telecom imports. The year 2007-08, which was considered the most promising year of the sector, alone accounted for a total import amount of $ 1.331 billion. In the … [Read more...]

Government imposes Rs. 1000 tax on smartphones, an opportunity for smugglers

smartphone tax Pakistan

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed a new tax on the import of smartphones in Pakistan. According to the newly introduced order, on every smartphone, a Rs. 1000 will be charged right away when it is landed into the country. Earlier, it was … [Read more...]