From its nascent beginnings in the late 1980s, the Pakistan IT and ITES industry has now reached a point where its value proposition has been validated. The largest member companies are grossing between 15 – 30 million dollars in annual revenue and receiving 100 million dollar valuations.

Wateen organized a lucky draw for WCard users during the holy month of Ramadan earlier this year. Thousands of Wateen users participated in the activity out of which thirty lucky customers won Umrah tickets. 

Corporate Social Responsibility is more than just about giving back to the community. It is about giving back in a manner that will allow the community and individuals to sustain a project for a long period of time. The beneficial longevity in contributing to the education needs within a community is by far one of the most critical support mechanisms a responsible corporate entity can provide.

Center
of Excellence for Internet Technologies to established in Islamabad

IT Awareness Carnival and first-ever Telco Bundling Program travels across Pakistan 

[August 9, 2008 Karachi, Pakistan] KalSoft organized the grand finale of PinnaKal at KalAcademy. Candidates from several universities participated along with their teachers. President and CEO of KalSoft, Khurram H. Kalia was the Guest of Honor, Muhammad Raza Haroon, Sindh IT Minister was the Chief Guest at the event, which was presided over by Abdul Ghani Saeed, Chief Executive, EDC Network.

The world’s largest Business Technology Leadership magazine, CIO magazine’s local edition recognized Cisco’s Country Manager, Dr. Aamir Matin, for his leadership and noteworthy efforts for automating local Governance.

KARACHI, August 2, 2008 - Maintaining its commitment to increase access to technology across Pakistan, Intel Pakistan Corporation and Wateen today announced an IT Awareness Carnival across Pakistan in a ceremony inaugurated by City Nazim Mr. Mustafa Kamal. WiMAX-enabled PCs will be the particular focus of the Carnival.

Wateen will be participating in the eighth ITCN Asia, Pakistan’s largest IT & Telecom extravaganza, being organized from August 11th to 13th at the Karachi Expo Centre.   ITCN Asia has become the prime tech trade fair in Pakistan over the last eight years, and is now positioned as a strong platform where companies gather to showcase their tremendous strength in ICT.

Barclays Bank Plc Pakistan has selected Cisco as their preferred technology infrastructure solution provider. To formalize the agreement, a signing ceremony was held at the Barclays Bank Plc Pakistan Head Office in Karachi. The MoU was signed between Mohsin Nathani, Managing Director and Country Head Barclays Bank Pakistan and Dr. Amir Matin, General Manager Cisco Systems Pakistan.

[Karachi: August 6, 2008]: The world’s largest Business Technology Leadership magazine, CIO magazine’s local edition recognized Wateen’s CEO, Tariq Malik, for his leadership and vision in increasing Broadband penetration and making IP-based communication accessible across Pakistan.

The growth in Pakistan’s IT and Telecom sectors in the past few years warrants recognition at an international level. With much aggressive work in so many verticals, every contribution towards growing the industry makes a difference and each member of Pakistan’s various industries helps us to achieve more progress, better and faster.

I have been reading varying comments regarding several ISPs and telecom companies every now and then, but I did not get time to post my comments in any of such threads, which are really funny and a considerable at the same time. I would like to say that most of the bloggers have an i8ncredible sarcasm that can help them make a good name in funny scripts and comics.

WiMAX is one of the latest technologies that have been introduced in Pakistan and it has acquired a huge number of subscribers in a very short period, because of its features, such as high-speed data transfer, wireless availability and integrated services including telephony and VoD.

[Lahore] Cisco Systems Pakistan participated at the OIC Telecom & IT Conference, organized by the LCCI on the 23rd of July in Lahore, and in the Corvit Networks-organized Wireless & Security Seminar on the 24th of July, 2008.

Ramchand Pakistani, the latest addition in Pakistan's Film Industry has revived the local industry in international audience. After an outstanding premiere in Islamabad, the movie is all set for Karachi. The film has been directed by Mehreen Jabbar, the famous intellect and TV director, and it has been sponsored by Wateen.

The history of Pakistan
has positively changed in the past few years with the arrival of latest IT
services. The IT has not only enhanced our lifestyles and sources of
communications but also it has sophisticatedly improved our business networking
and relationship with the customers. The businesses have grown enormously and

After raving reviews at the Tribeca Flim Festival, Wateen brings ‘Ramchand Pakistani’ to the big screen in a nationwide launch. The internationally acclaimed movie is based on a true story about a Pakistani Hindu father and son who were imprisoned in India after wandering across the border from their village in Pakistan.