With the help of NED University, P@SHA and Djuice Pakistan, Nokia set off for another venture to educate the students and make them work with the S40 devices and let them learn the mobile app development. All the partners of Nokia truly believe that it was one of the neglected areas in education which need to be covered up. Nokia has already accepted Pakistan as one of the most successful country to target their handsets when they globally launched Nokia 110 and Nokia 112 from Pakistan. With the help of this new ‘Nokia AppCampus Internship Program‘ a lot of new apps will flourish in the Nokia Store from Pakistan which will bring a positive impact of the country.

Press Release:

Karachi – 29th June, 2012: Nokia Pakistan partnered with NED University to announce one-of-a-kind app development internship program for its students. The program, which is called Nokia AppCampus Internship Program and is being offered in partnership with P@SHA and djuice, is aimed at inculcating app development skills in students for accelerating and supporting promising app ideas for S40 devices.

The AppCampus Internship Program began on May 22, 2012 at Nokia Pakistan’s office in Karachi and since then has conducted many training sessions. The program has duration of 6 weeks in which students have to finalize ideas, develop the app framework, prepare coding and in the last phase, publish their app on the Nokia Store. The participants will undergo training throughout the course of the internship.

Commenting on the initiative, Usman Javaid, Director Marketing, Telenor Pakistan, in his message highlighted the significance of mobile phone application development as an emerging career option for youth globally. He said, “With increasing penetration of smart-phones and rising demand for quality apps skilled and creative app developers are set to flourish in this fast-paced and dynamic industry. Telenor Pakistan takes pride in joining hands with Nokia and P@SHA to provide Pakistani youth with the necessary techniques and tools for effective app development within Pakistan.”

Speaking on the orientation of these bright young individuals, Rabia Nizami, Business Development Manager, EDX, Nokia Pakistan and Afghanistan said, “The Nokia AppCampus Internship Program is another first by Nokia Pakistan in their commitment for the development of local content on Nokia Store. The students present a lucrative opportunity for the future and Nokia Pakistan has tapped into that same prospect to train them on S40 devices, which make up the largest share among Nokia devices in Pakistan.” She further stated that, “Pakistan is ripe with talent such as these students and Nokia wants this initiative to provide them a platform to development their skills in a professional environment under expert supervision.”

The main purpose of this internship program is to spur local content for the Nokia Store by realizing the potential of these talented individuals, who have contributed some amazing app ideas to enrich the Nokia Store.

Warid SIM Jagao offer does not only give the 1000 free minutes and 1000 free SMS on activation, beside that on every reload from Rs.50 to Rs.500, you get the equivalent number of free minutes. It means you get 100% bonus minutes on every recharge. The third attraction is the special Warid SIM Jagao calling rate.

Warid Sim Jagao Calling Rates:

Warid SIM Jagao Offer Bonus Minutes:

Terms & Conditions of Warid SIM Jagao offer:

• Upfront free minutes and SMS will be valid for 3 days after SIM is activated.
• On a recharge of Rs. 50 or more, you will get 100% bonus On-net minutes. You may recharge as many times as you want.
• On a recharge of Rs. 1000 or more, you will get 50% On-net free minutes.
• Bonus minutes received after every recharge will have a validity of 3 days.
• Balance of free minutes and SMS can be checked from *200*1#
• In case of tariff plan change, recharge bonus and existing bonus minutes will be cancelled.
• If you subscribe for any other Warid offer, SIM Jagao offer features of free minutes and SMS might be altered or reduced.
• Balance share will not be available throughout the duration of this promotion.
• In case of lost/stolen/misplaced Warid SIM, visit your nearest Warid Business center to obtain a duplicate SIM.
• To get Free SIM Home delivery, please call 321.
• This limited time offer is only available for Prepaid customers.
• Terms, conditions & taxes apply. For further details visit : www.waridtel.com
• All charges include government taxes and levies as well as a 19.5% federal excise duty.
• Each recharge done through scratch cards and Warid Ezeeload includes 10% withholding tax.
• Using SIMs without proper documentation is a crime – PTA

[via: waridtel]

Price of Nokia 103 is Rs.1500 in Pakistan which makes it the most cheapest and affordable mobile phone. No doubt, by doing so, Nokia is going to get their graphs rising again from the Pakistani market. Nokia believe that there are still over 3billion people who are not even using a mobile phone. So the low-cost mobile phones will be in the reach of poor man also, as mobile phone is becoming an essential part of our daily lives. Nokia claims that this is the most affordable handset by Nokia ever and is the best for the first time buyers. In Pakistan, I’m sure a lot of babies who like to play with mobile phones are going to get this as a toy and will be fascinated with the ringtones and flash light. The price of Nokia 103 is Rs.1500 (€13) in Pakistan.

Nokia 103 Features and Specifications:

• Network: GSM 900 / 1800
• Dimensions: 107.2 x 45.1 x 15.3 mm
• Weight: 76.6g
• Screen: Monochrome graphic
• Screen Size: 96 x 68 pixels, 1.36 inches (~87 ppi pixel density)
• MP3 ringtones
• Vibrator
• FM Radio
• Flashlight
• Games
• Colors: Blue & Orange
• Phonebook: 500
• Battery time standby: Up to 27 days
• Battery talk time: Up to 11 hours

Mobilink Indigo i300 monthly package details:

• Mobilink Indigo i300 Line rent: Rs.300
• SMS Line Rent: Rs.25
• Free Minutes: 300 (all local networks)
• Free SMS: 300 (all local networks)
• Free GPRS Internet: 30MB
• *Unlimited calls to one Mobilink Number
• Call Rate: Rs.0.75/30sec (all local networks)
• SMS: Rs.0.75/sms
• International SMS: Rs.3
• Internet: Rs.15 per MB

I believe that Mobilink has finally realized that they need to step into the post paid users too and provide facilities and value added services for them as well. Post paid customers are usually the ones who generate revenue and are loyal customers of the mobile operator. If those are neglected, then the company might lose a big share in the market.

Terms and Conditions of Mobilink Indigo i300 Package:

• Limited time offer
• Offer is for individual customers only
• Current indigo individual customers can change package plan by calling 111
• In-bundle minutes for i300 are for all local networks
• Bundled SMS are for Local Networks. International outgoing SMS will be charged at Rs.3 per SMS
• Security deposit for NWD access is Rs.1000. Deposit for IDD access is Rs.3,500 and for IR access is Rs.20,000
• Charging pulse is 30 seconds
• Itemized billing charges will be Rs.25 per month
• Rs.25 per month is the SMS line rent charge
• The Government Activation Tax on the sale of new connections is Rs.250
• 19.5% FED on usage and 10% withholding tax on recharge applies
• Unlimited 1 has fair usage policy of 1000 minutes per month. Package calling rates apply to usage above this.
• Using SIM s without proper documentation is a crime – PTA

[Via: Mobilink]

Press Release:

Lahore [May, 09, 2012] : Being one of the most active, happening and aware brand – Glow by Warid continues supporting young leaders. This time, it was the Media Fest event of Kinnaird College for women which was presented by Glow. It was aimed at helping Media students unleash their talent and expose their inner journalistic skills.  KMS (Kinnaird Media Society), the college’s Mass Communication department, organized this festival in which over 550 KC students participated in four competitions including “Reporting LIVE From Kinnaird”, “News Bulletin Competition”, “Photo Essay Competition”, “The Round Table Talk Show” and short film competition.

The day one started with ‘Reporting Live from Kinnaird’ contest in which participants presented videos which was a coverage of staged acts by media studies students. It was judged by reporter Shumaila Jaffery and news anchor Ajmal Jami. The second half of the event comprised of ‘Photo Essay Competition’ in which various teams presented a sequence of photographs to narrate a story on their chosen topics.  Head of Media Studies Department Ms. Shazia Saeed presented Media Fest Glow shields to the judges as a token of gratitude and acknowledged the efforts of the teams for pioneering the first day of Media Fest in Kinnaird College.

Kinnaird College concluded its second day of the Media Fest with the competitions Roundtable – Talk Show competition and The Short Film Competitions. The second day started off with the talk show competition, judged by talk show host Mubashir Luqman. In total, 5 teams enacted talk shows on stage while their topics ranged from entertainment, social issues and education.  Shields were awarded to the winners and the participants received certificates.  Also present at the event as guests were news anchors Madiha Naqvi and Ajmal Jami. They had an interesting interactive session with the audience and appreciated the initiation of such events for enhancing the journalism skills of media students. For the Short Film Competition, Top 11 short films were screened at the event. The judges for the contest were television actors Noman Ijaz and Seemi Raheel. The topics for the short films comprised of various social issues. The winning film was ‘Subh Honay Tak,’ presented by the M.Phil student Sehrish. The event ended with a closing ceremony in which Media Fest Glow shields and certificates were handed over to the winners, participants, management, coordinating faculty members, KMS advisor Miss Shazia Saeed and President Werdah Munib by the judges.

Collectively outstanding efforts were made by each participant and students genuinely put their hearts in all what they presented in these competitions, especially highlighting the social issues of the society.  Glow by Warid always recognizes the potential and provides platform and means to the youngsters of our nation to show their talents. The KMS President appreciated the role of Glow for supporting them in conducting their first Media Fest successfully.

Beside the lucky winner to get the bumber prize of Rs.1 Crore, there are many other several prizes in the contest. Here is the list of prizes which this contest will give away:

• Daily Prize: Rs.100,000
• Weekly Prize: Rs.500,000
• 10 Winners: Fuel for 1 year
• 300 Winners: 1000 on-net free minutes
• Total Prize money: Rs.25million to 394 winners

Warid Telecom announced the launch of ‘SMS Crore Ka’. It is an exciting 86 days SMS Trivia Quiz Campaign based on answering simple questions. The amazing prizes include a daily prize of Rs.100,000, a weekly prize of Rs.500,000, free fuel for one year for 10 winners, free airtime of 1000 On-net minutes for 300 winners and a Grand Prize of Rs.1 Crore for the lucky winner.

The campaign started on 12th March 2012 and shall end on 5th June 2012.  Warid users can participate by sending a blank SMS or by writing ‘W’ in an SMS and sending it to 3000. PKR 9.99+t/SMS apply. Users can win free wallpapers through every SMS sent to 3000 which can be downloaded through WAP portal http://smscroreka.waridtel.com . Overall, Warid will be giving away prizes worth Rs. 25 million to a total of 394 lucky winners. Warid users can win exciting prizes, gain more points to increase their chance of becoming a Crorepati.

So, instead of cutting down the pays of the high level staff, Ufone decided to start earning more. Telenor last month started charging 7% service charges too and thanks God Ufone remained on 2%, is it because “It’s all about U” slogan? Telenor’s slogan is “Karoo Mumkin” (Make it possible) so they actually made it possible to deduct 7% charges from their customers on every reload.

The news about the 2% charges is on Ufone’s website in the ticker bar.

Following is the calculation of the balance that you will get on loading Rs.100 card:

• Reload Amount = Rs.100
• Witholding Tax (10%) = Rs.10
• Maintenance Charges (2%) = Rs.2
• 19.5% GST (on remaining Rs.88) = Rs.17.16
• Total Usable Balance on Ufone = Rs.100 – Rs.10 – Rs.2 – Rs. 17.16 = Rs.70.84

Yes, almost Rs.30 will be deducted from your Rs.100 card from 17th of March 2012.

Please Note: Another 2% Radio Tax is expected in July 2012 on every reload of all mobile phone connections.

Mobilink today announced their new venture of being close to their Afghani brothers by launching the lowest call rate IDD to Afghanistan at just Rs.4.95 per 30 seconds. You can call ‘Roshan Connection’ cellular network mobile numbers in Afghanistan only with this offer. Roshan Connection is Afghanistan’s leading cellular company with over 5.5 million active subscribers in 230 cities and towns in the country’s 34 provinces. Please beware that this offer is currenly only available till 6th April, 2012.

How to call Afghanistan Roshan Mobile from Mobilink Jazz:

• Rs. 4.95 per 30 seconds.
• Dial 456 before your desired Afghanistan phone number

Terms & Conditions:

• Call to Roshan Mobile Network of Afghanistan is only valid under this offer.
• No subscription and daily charges apply.
• New rates will be valid for 24 hours a day (no time window restriction).
• Government taxes apply.
• The offer is valid Till April 6, 2012.
• Rates are also valid for indigo and Jazba customers.

Manzar Khan was the lucky person this February to win the Valentine’s day Love Meter contest. He received a diamond ring for just finding out his compatibility with his life partner.

The Senior Executive representing Warid Telecom stressed the importance of providing timely career counseling and advice to youngsters by highlighting the existing void between employers and graduating students. In order to excel in the professional world, it is of utmost importance that students identify their strengths early on and develop a link between their academics and prospective job opportunities. This can only be done through timely career counseling and Warid Telecom is reaching out to students to support this cause. Talking about Warid’s plans to become one of the leading employers in the Telecom industry of Pakistan, the representatives elaborated on some of the upcoming interactive and creative student support programs to strengthen Warid’s bond and commitment towards society.

A Large number of students turned up to explore career opportunities available with Warid Telecom. The Company also recently participated in career fairs held at LUMS and LSE, strengthening networking between students and the Organization by interacting directly with them and providing guidance and career advice. This initiative was greatly appreciated by students and career offices alike.  This event was organized at the IBA Main Campus by the IBA Career Development Society (ICDS).