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by Khayyam Siddiqi While the Federal and Provincial government authorities have taken several measures to contain the Coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan and provide all possible socioeconomic relief to the people during this lockdown, the corporate sector and regulatory bodies have also come forward to facilitate the community in different ways. The credit also goes to the corporate sector regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), that had advised the corporations during the third week of March to divert their corporate social responsibility activities and budget towards the prevention, detection, and cure of COVID-19. Companies were also advised to take proactive measures, ensure contingency planning, and mitigate health risks to employees, customers, and communities while making alternate arrangements with suppliers and customers to ensure continuity of business operations. So, let’s get straight to some recognition of those organizations who have been s..

The government has decided to slash Mobile Termination Rates (MTRs) from the current Rs 0.90/min to Rs 0.70, which would help telcos to keep off-net tariffs low for consumers. MTRs play a critical role in driving retail tariffs, especially for off-net calls. In view of the changing market structure of the cellular mobile segment and considering that the last change in MTR was made in 2010, a review of the existing MTR @ PKR 0.90/min was required in Pakistan. Based on comments, hearing and meetings, the Authority decreased the MTR for all types of calls, that is local, long distance and international incoming calls terminated on mobile networks from other mobile networks or fixed networks from PKR 0.90 to PKR 0.80 on 01 January, 2019. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) official documents, available with ProPakistani, revealed that this rate will be further decreased to PKR 0.70 in 2020. Subsequently, the MTR will be reviewed in the coming years in line with international..