Kalbe Ali

Articles by Kalbe Ali

PTA says submarine cable fault may cause intermittent internet disruption

Technology July 2, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Thursday it was closely monitoring internet traffic disruptions caused by a fault in the SEA-ME-WE 5 (SMW5) international submarine ca...

Pakistan leads global progress in ‘bridging mobile gender gap’

Health July 2, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The GSMA Mobile Gender Gap Report 2026 has highlighted Pakistan as the most improved nation among all surveyed countries in narrowing the mobile ownership gender gap, which sharply declined...

Telenor Pakistan, Ufone formally merge after IHC approval

Business July 1, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Telenor Pakistan has been formally amalgamated into Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML) from Wednesday, as final statutory approval has been granted by the Islamabad High Court (IHC). Telenor...

IT ministry unveils draft data governance policy

Technology June 30, 2026

• Govt data declared a strategic national asset held in trust for citizens• Public bodies defined as custodians, not owners of government data• Citizens to have right to know who accessed their ...

Dialogue only solution to AJK crisis, govt should avoid use of force: JI chief

News June 29, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Monday said that meaningful negotiations were the only solution to the ongoing situation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), urging t...

Law minister-led panel suggests major changes to language of telecom bill

News June 25, 2026

ISLAMABAD: A special committee constituted by Prime Mi­­nister Shehbaz Sharif to review the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organisation) Amendment Bill 2026 amid controversy over its multiple clause...

NA approves over Rs500bn in supplementary budget for FY25, Rs475bn for FY26

Health June 25, 2026

The National Assembly on Wednesday approved a supplementary budget of Rs593.64 billion for the fiscal year 2024-2025 (FY24-25) and a sum of Rs475.05bn for the outgoing fiscal year (FY25-26). Finance M...

‘Exploitative’ telecom bill deferred

News June 21, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The much-touted bill aimed at advancing fibreisation across the country has run into trouble after the Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecom deferred it, while criticism on social med...

Finmin to discuss extension of Fata tax exemptions with IMF, says Sanaullah after PTI-govt meeting

Business June 19, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday assured the PTI that it would discuss with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the extension of tax exemptions for the merged districts of the erstwhile Fata and ...

BUDGET 2026-27: Budget debate nearly devolves into fisticuffs

Business June 18, 2026

• Finance minister set to deliver winding-up speech today, cut motions to follow• Spats between ruling, opposition lawmakers degenerate into name-calling• PPP defends BISP allocations, demands m...