Zong in an extraordinary move, has launched Pakistan’s lowest call rate of 67 paisa per minute with the same charge being applicable to calls to any other network at any time.

A subscription based package, for which charging for each subscription will be PKR 10 + tax. with auto subscription & multiple subscription in a day will be possible.

Offer details are :

•Rs 10+Tax will be deducted on subscription
•You will get 10 On-net minutes, 5 Off-net minutes & Unlimited SMS to any network
•The validity of these free minutes and SMS is one calendar day i.e. from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59 every day.
•Once subscribed, you will get this offer everyday automatically.
•The call pulse will be per minute regardless of the base pulse.
•Multiple subscriptions are possible
•The newly purchased free minutes and SMS will not be added to the existing free minutes and SMS, the previous quota will be expired
How to Subscribe:

To avail this offer dial *670# or SMS Sub to 670

If subscriber has also subscribed to SMS Bundles, Family Pack, Super Free, BTO, LNO, the 67 Paisa/min Anytime – Any Network free resources will be given on top of other existing free resources.

If the customer exceeds either 10 on net minutes, 5 off net minutes or 125 SMS within the valid time period, charging will be as per tariff plan. For example, if the subscriber subscribes to 67 Paisa/min Anytime, Any Network at 10: 00 am and by 11:00 am has used 6 offnet minutes. The subscriber will be charged PKR 10 + tax for 67 Paisa/min Anytime – Any Network as well as 1 minutes as per tariff plan for the extra off net minute.

Salman Wassay, Head of Marketing, ZONG, said, “ZONG is repeatedly taking steps to provide the greatest value to our subscribers. Reduced call rates across the board is one benefit we are proud to give our loyal customers.”

He added that price moves are only one way in which we serve our subscribers but it is a key strength of the organization. Acknowledging the need to have economical ways to call off-net numbers is a central part of the philosophy of this package.

We already wrote about the lucky guys who got their iPhone 4 a couple of days early, but they pre-ordered. If you didn’t but want one, well then we have some bad news – in its launch week the iPhone 4 will be rarer that unicorns in stores
A tip dropped in our inbox says Carphone Warehouse, for instance, is rather under-stocked for launch day – they’ve got barely enough to fulfill half the reservations. As for those who didn’t even reserve one, well, we won’t lie to you – your chances don’t look good. Reports around the Internet suggest the situation is similar in other European locations and even US stores aren’t looking too good…
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An interesting note from our tipster is that O2 seems to be the preferred carrier for the iPhone 4 in the UK. About 90% of the people who reserved one chose O2 UK as their carrier and even then, we just heard in the beginning O2 UK will offer it to existing customers only – there’s just not enough iPhone 4 units in stock.
The situation in France is just as dire – reports say that Orange has only about 20,000 in stock while 600,000 people are interested in getting an iPhone 4. Ouch!
Orange is limiting supplies to 10 units per store, so even if half of those interested take a pass, there will be a huge number of disappointed people.
The homeland of the iPhone 4 (and its biggest market too) is also experiencing shortages. AT&T have announced that they won’t be able to offer units to people who haven’t pre-ordered until next Tuesday, 29 June. People who have pre-ordered should be getting the call (or email) that their iPhone 4 is available for pickup or that it has shipped.
Best Buy and Walmart will have some iPhone 4 units in stock – if you get there early and don’t mind the wait, you just might be able to snatch one from there. Their supplies will be quite limited, so there are no guarantees.
Waiting for hours on end for a gadget used to be a geek thing to do. But seeing how half the world seems to want an iPhone 4 now, I’d say pre-order craze and camping outside the store on launch day is considered “normal” now.

As we had anticipated yesterday and as reported by Telecomandit today, Zong has added more cities to its list of LBC or Location Based Charging offer.
Now with addition of 10 cities in this phase, there are total of 25 cities being offered with LBC charges, something that other operators should start worrying about.
10 cities included in the list in current phase are: Chichawatni, Chistian, Chunian, Sargodha, Khushab, Muridke, Muzaffargarh, Pakpattan, Vehari and Hyderabad.
So Zong customers residing in above mentioned cities will get unlimited on-net calls for Rs. 7 plus tax per day.
How to subscribe:
All new and MNP subscribers get free subscription for one month, meaning that they will get this free calling facility for no additional charge for first month.
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However, old customers can subscribe to this offer by sending an SMS to 522 as following:
LBC City Command
Chichawatni “chw” to 522
Chistian “chs” to 522
Chunian “chn” to 522
Sargodha “srg” to 522
Khushab “ksb” to 522
Muridke “mrd” to 522
Muzaffargarh “mzg” to 522
Pakpattan “pkp” to 522
Vehari “vhr” to 522
Hyderabad “hyd” to 522
Charges:
• For New and MNP Customers: Free of charge for first month, and then Rs. 7 per day
• Existing customers: Rs.7 per day
For more information contact helpline 310

Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom has confirmed that it has received ban orders from Lahore High Court on Thursday to ban Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN, Bing, YouTube, Amazon etc , reported BBC Urdu, citing unnamed sources in the Ministry.

It merits mentioning here that inter-ministerial committee of IT Ministry decides on how to and why to ban or not to ban a website. Committee is reportedly meeting today to discuss the implication, execution and procedures of the ban.

IT Ministry has an option of getting stay-order from Supreme Court against LHC’s decision; however, all these options will be discussed in today’s meeting.....
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Unlike Facebook’s ban previous month, LHC’s current ban orders for search engines were not welcomed by the masses.

Earlier this week, Lahore High Court had ordered to immediately block nine websites for publishing and promoting sacrilegious material while hearing a writ petition filed by a citizen, Muhammad Sidiq, seeking a ban on the websites for publishing blasphemous materials and twisting the facts and figure of Holy Quran.

PTA has already sent a summary to Prime Minister of Pakistan to discuss ban options of offensive websites – summary has details on implications of banning search engines and social media.

Ban includes 9 websites, which are considered as backbone of internet, blocking them will mean a total internet blackout in the country.

The Lahore High Court has directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to immediately block nine websites for publishing and promoting sacrilegious material, and ordered the PTA chairman to appear in the court on June 28, 2010 along with all relevant material, reported The News, Daily Jang, Daily Express and other newspapers today.

Justice Mazher Iqbal Sidhu of the LHC Bahawalpur Bench, while hearing a write petition on Tuesday, ordered blocking of nine websites including Yahoo, MSN, Hotmail, YouTube, Google, Islam Exposed, In The Name Of Allah, Amazon and Bing.

A citizen, Muhammad Sidiq, filed a writ petition No. 3246/2010 in the LHC, seeking a ban on the websites for publishing blasphemous materials and twisting the facts and figure of Holy Quran. Deputy Attorney General Muhammad Hussain Azad also endorsed the viewpoint of the petitioner and demanded blocking of these websites.....
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Counsel for the petitioner, Latif-ur-Rehman Advocate presented CDs and other evidence in the court, showing that the said websites were publishing sacrilegious material.

Later, President High Court Bar Aslam Dhakkar said the court has given a historic decision. He said the legal fraternity would observe a complete strike in Bahawalpur on Wednesday (today) against publication of such material by these websites. He said a meeting would also discuss the situation today.

We are trying to contact PTA to know what they have to say on this, but phones are not responding as of now.

Via The News, Daily Express

Mobilink is offering its new subscribers or those buys a new SIM, he/she will be given up to 500 minutes (for on-net usage) and 500 SMS absolutely free.

Call 030 5678 5678 to join Mobilink Jazz’s network, start recharging and enjoying free minutes and free SMS. To find out more, check following terms and conditions!

How to request Free Mins and SMS?

For availing this offer, the subscriber will have to send an SMS to 255 to register. One time charges of Rs. 1.00+tax will apply.
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Terms and Conditions:

* Both port-in and new subscribers are eligible for the promotion.
* Every month new/port-in subscribers will be given free minutes and free SMS equal to the cumulative recharge of last month.
* Maximum bonus awarded will be 250 free minutes and 250 SMS per month.
* Free minutes and SMS will be given after 10th of every calendar month e.g. If a subscriber recharges Rs. 200 in July then he/she will get 200 free minutes and 200 free SMS after 10th August 2010.
* Free minutes will be available for On-net usage only
* Free SMS will be valid for all local networks.
* Free minutes and SMS will be given for a period of two calendar months
* Free minutes and SMS will have a validity of 7 days from the date of posting.
* Any recharge shared through Jazz Share will not be considered for bonus award.
* For availing this offer, the subscriber will have to send an SMS to 255 to register. One time charges of Rs. 1.00+tax will apply.
* Government taxes apply
* Use of SIMS without proper documentation is a crime – PTA

wi-tribe is now offering 5 GB of bandwidth for Rs. 99 per month in addition to already allowed bandwidth for all packages. You can Call 111-187-423 or visit any wi-tribe outlet to avail this offer.

Tariff Details:

Available packages for wi-tribe are as following: (you can pay Rs. 99 and get limit of 5 GB data transfer in addition)

Win Prizes:

Along with getting this additional data limits, you can win ipods by sharing this information with three persons, simply enter their email and click submit to get registered for the lucky draw.

You can participate here or by filling the information at ProPakistani’s top banner.

Terms and Conditions:

• People who share this information with at least 3 people will get a chance to win an iPod or a goody bag through lucky draw.
• Winners of wi-tribe share & win campaign will be entered into a lucky draw for random selection.
• There will be 3 winners announced through lucky draw. The first and second winner will get an ipod and & third winner will get goody bag.
• The prize offer is valid for the contestants from Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi only.

For more on terms and conditions visit this page

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