Turning Mobile Growth Into Broadband Success: Case Study of Pakistan
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Universal Universal Service Fund Service Fund (~ 5th Floot, HBL Tower, Jinnah A"""ue Blue /Vea, lslilmabad Ph:OS1-9212308·9 Fax:OS1-9214261 www.usf.af9.Pk Directors' Report for FY 12-13 Directors' Report for FY 11-12 06-07 Directors' Report for FY 10-11 08-09 Directors' Report for FY 09-10 10-11 An overview of Universal Service Fund 14-15 Board of Directors Programmes 26-41 Future Outlook Financial Highlights Participation of USF in International & National Events _j .: I • I ' Universal ~1 Service F~ / \\_( Financial Performance Directors' Report Given below are details of the subsidies committed and the disbursed amounts for the projects: for FY 2012-13 PROGRAMME Subsidy committed for project Disbursed Amount awarded in FY 12-13 (in Millions) (in Millions) Directors' Report for FY 2012-13 With these achievements, USF has created a success story for Rural Telecom Programme the public-private partnership entities nationally and The Board of Directors of Universal Service Fund (USF) is Projects award in FY 20 12· 13 internationally. 3,952 303 pleased to present its report for t he Fina ncial Year 2012-13. (Turbat/Kech) Overview Projects award in FY 2011-1 2 (Mastung) 600 In fisca l year 2012-13, USF made vast progress in Projects award in FY 2009- 10 enhancement of e-services in rural and urban areas of t he (Nasira bad) 314 country. USF has also contributed in other fields such as establishment of Telemedicine networks and population 2 Broadband Programme living in underserved areas is significantly benefitting from such initiatives. -
EASO Country of Origin Information Report Pakistan Security Situation
European Asylum Support Office EASO Country of Origin Information Report Pakistan Security Situation October 2018 SUPPORT IS OUR MISSION European Asylum Support Office EASO Country of Origin Information Report Pakistan Security Situation October 2018 More information on the European Union is available on the Internet (http://europa.eu). ISBN: 978-92-9476-319-8 doi: 10.2847/639900 © European Asylum Support Office 2018 Reproduction is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged, unless otherwise stated. For third-party materials reproduced in this publication, reference is made to the copyrights statements of the respective third parties. Cover photo: FATA Faces FATA Voices, © FATA Reforms, url, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Neither EASO nor any person acting on its behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained herein. EASO COI REPORT PAKISTAN: SECURITY SITUATION — 3 Acknowledgements EASO would like to acknowledge the Belgian Center for Documentation and Research (Cedoca) in the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons, as the drafter of this report. Furthermore, the following national asylum and migration departments have contributed by reviewing the report: The Netherlands, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Office for Country Information and Language Analysis Hungary, Office of Immigration and Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Office Documentation Centre Slovakia, Migration Office, Department of Documentation and Foreign Cooperation Sweden, Migration Agency, Lifos -
Asia's Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall of Asia Author: Sonia P.G. Gujral 3 June 2009 Unfortunately another conflict is gong on in Pakistan….. …we are full speed with the operation and a lot of information is flowing through the website: reports, frequency information, meeting minutes and….a nice “mission diary”. Every two days Dane, deployed on the ground, is writing about his time in Pakistan and this gives us the opportunity to feel the atmosphere, understand the difficulties and live some of the experiences he and the other colleagues are having during the emergency operation. Days ago one of his “little stories” made me feel particularly involved in the situation….Dane was in the Pakistani side of Punjab, the “Land of the Five Rivers”, a mile stone in the history of the British Indian Empire....and where half of my blood comes from! The Indian state of Punjab was created in 1947, when the historical partition of India from Pakistan divided the previous province of Raj Punjab between the two countries. Indian Punjab was, and still is, mainly populated by Sikhs ….and this is where I pop into the story! ….I am “half Sikh” (PS: Sikh = do you know Sandokan?) Back to the mission diary, the post was saying: “….after that delicious lunch in Lahore, I hit the road again. I visited WFP border logistics office at Wagah border point and was honoured with first row seat in ''flag lowering'' show!” The Wagah border, often called the “Berlin wall of Asia’’, is a ceremonial border on India–Pakistan border, where each evening there is a ceremony called “Lowering of the Flags”. -
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LDI Oprators for Pakistan License License Date of Operational S. No. Company Name License No. Address/Contact Category Issued on Operation Status Karachi Office: Bungalow # D – 23, Block 2, KDA Scheme # 5, Karachi Lahore Office: House # 4-B, Justice Sardar Iqbal Road, Gulberg – V, Lahore REDtone 1 Telecommunication LDI LDI-06(02)-2004 16-Aug-04 14-Jan-05 Operational Islamabad Office: Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. Building No. 9, National Police Foundation, Sector E-11/4 Islamabad Mr. Mansoor Ali Khan, Senior Manager (Regulatory Affaires) +92-300-8528874 [email protected] Mobilink House, 1-A, IBC-1, Kohistan Road, F-8 Markaz, Islamabad Syed Naser Ali Hamdani, Director (Regulatory 2 LINKdotNET Telecom Ltd. LDI LDI-03(03)-2004 17-Jul-04 30-May-06 Operational Affairs) +92-51-2817579 +92-51-2817533-39 [email protected] Coorporate Address Head Corporate & Regulatory Affairs, Telecard Ltd., 75-East, Fazal-e-Haq Road, Blue Area, Islamabad Head Office Address World Trade Center, 10, Khayban-e-Roomi, Block-5,Clifton, Karachi Mr. Fawad Naeem Bhatti, Manager Corporate & Regulatory Affairs +92-322-4473900 3 Telecard Ltd. LDI LDI-07(06)-2004 27-Jul-04 17-Mar-05 Operational [email protected] Mr. Rizwan Cheema, Manager Interconnects & Corporate Affairs +92-333-5180032 [email protected] Mr. Syed Amir Hussain, CEO +92-346-2044777 +92-21-38330000 +92-21-111-222-123 [email protected] 19 Babar Block, New Garden Town, Lahore Mr. Abdul Sattar, CFO +92-321-8838383 Fax: +92-42-35834021 4 ADG LDI (Pvt.) Ltd. LDI LDI-08(08)-2004 12-Aug-04 14-Dec-04 Operational [email protected] Brig. -
The Kartarpur Pilgrimage Corridor: Negotiating the ‘Line of Mutual Hatred’
International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Volume 9 Issue 2 Sacred Journeys 7: Pilgrimage and Article 5 Beyond: Going Places, Far and Away 2021 The Kartarpur Pilgrimage Corridor: Negotiating the ‘Line of Mutual Hatred’ Anna V. Bochkovskaya Lomonosov Moscow State University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijrtp Part of the Tourism and Travel Commons Recommended Citation Bochkovskaya, Anna V. (2021) "The Kartarpur Pilgrimage Corridor: Negotiating the ‘Line of Mutual Hatred’," International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage: Vol. 9: Iss. 2, Article 5. doi:https://doi.org/10.21427/2qad-kw05 Available at: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijrtp/vol9/iss2/5 Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License. © International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage ISSN : 2009-7379 Available at: http://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijrtp/ Volume 9(ii) 2021 The Kartarpur Pilgrimage Corridor: Negotiating the ‘Line of Mutual Hatred’ Anna Bochkovskaya Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia [email protected] After the partition of British India in 1947, many pilgrimage sites important for the Sikhs – followers of a medieval poet-mystic and philosopher Guru Nanak (1469-1539) – turned out to be at different sides of the Indian-Pakistani border. The towns of Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur (Guru Nanak’s birthplace, and residence for the last 18 years of his life, respectively) remained within Pakistani territory. Gurdwaras located there represent utmost pilgrimage destinations, the Sikhs’ ‘Mecca and Medina’. Owing to Indian-Pakistani relations that have deteriorated throughout seven decades, pilgrimage to Kartarpur has been extremely difficult for India’s citizens. -
A New India-Pakistan Ceasefire: Will It Hold?
12 16 March 2021 A New India-Pakistan Ceasefire: Will It Hold? Tridivesh Singh Maini FDI Visiting Fellow Key Points The Joint Statement by the Directors-General of Military Operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan calling for a ceasefire is being attributed to various reasons, both internal and external. It comes days after the decision of both India and China to disengage. Days before the statement by the DGMOs , there were some indicators of a thaw, if one were to go by the statements of Pakistan Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa, and even Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit to Sri Lanka. For both countries, the best way ahead would be to get results from low-hanging fruit like bilateral trade. It will be important to see if bilateral tensions can be reduced and whether the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC), which has been in limbo for nearly five years, can be revived. Summary The ceasefire on 24 February that was agreed upon by India and Pakistan is important for a number of reasons. First, it comes a year-and-a-half after the already strained ties between India and Pakistan had deteriorated even further after New Delhi revoked Article 370 of the Indian Constitution in Kashmir. Second, it comes days after India and China decided to resolve tensions after a period of almost nine months by withdrawing their troops from the North and South Banks of Pangong Lake at the Line of Actual Control. Third, this ceasefire was declared a little over a month after US President Joe Biden took office as President of the US. -
India-Pakistan Relations India Desires Peaceful, Friendly and Cooperative Relations with Pakistan, Which Require an Environment
India-Pakistan Relations India desires peaceful, friendly and cooperative relations with Pakistan, which require an environment free from violence and terrorism. In April 2010, during the meeting between Prime Minister and then Pak PM Gilani on the margins of the SAARC Summit (Thimpu) PM spoke about India's willingness to resolve all outstanding issues through bilateral dialogue. Follow up meetings were held by the two Foreign Ministers (Islamabad, July 2010), and the two Foreign Secretaries (Thimphu, February 2011). During the latter meeting it was formally agreed to resume dialogue on all issues: (i) Counter-terrorism (including progress on Mumbai trial) and Humanitarian issues at Home Secretary level; (ii) Peace & Security, including CBMs, (iii) Jammu & Kashmir, and (iv) promotion of friendly exchanges at the level of Foreign Secretaries; (v) Siachen at Defence Secretary-level; (vi) Economic issues at Commerce Secretary level; (vii) Tulbul Navigation Project/ Wullar Barrage at Water Resources Secretary-level; and (viii) Sir Creek (at the level of Surveyors General/ Additional Secretary). Since then several efforts have been made by the two countries to enhance people-to-people contacts. Cross-LoC travel and trade across J&K, initiated in 2005 and 2008 respectively, is an important step in this direction. Further, India and Pakistan signed a new visa agreement in September 2012 during the visit of then External Affairs Minister to Pakistan. This agreement has led to liberalization of bilateral visa regime. Two rounds of the resumed dialogue have been completed; the third round began in September 2012, when the Commerce Secretaries met in Islamabad. Talks on conventional and non-conventional CBMs were held in the third round in December 2012 in New Delhi. -
Introduction Background
Federal Communications Commission DA 13-341 Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the matter of ) ) Petition for Protection from Anticompetitive ) Behavior and Stop Settlement Payment Order on ) IB Docket No. 12-324 the U.S.-Pakistan Route ) ) ) ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Adopted: March 5, 2013 Released: March 5, 2013 By the Chief, International Bureau: I. INTRODUCTION 1. By this Memorandum Opinion and Order, we seek to protect U.S. consumers from the effects of anticompetitive behavior and to promote competitive, cost-based termination rates on the U.S.-Pakistan route. We find that recent and ongoing actions by certain Pakistani long distance international carriers (Pakistani LDI carriers) to set rate floors over previously negotiated rates with U.S. carriers for termination of international telephone calls to Pakistan are anticompetitive and require action to protect U.S. consumers in accordance with Federal Communications Commission policy and precedent. Their continuation would result in a substantial increase in the cost of and repress demand for calling Pakistan. We therefore grant the petition filed by Vonage Holdings Corp. (Vonage), modified as recommended by AT&T, Inc. (AT&T), and order all U.S. carriers with Commission authorizations permitting the provision of facilities-based international switched voice services on the U.S.-Pakistan route to suspend immediately all U.S. carrier payments to Pakistani LDI carriers for termination services that are in excess of the rates that were in effect immediately prior to the rate increase on or around October 1, 2012. II. BACKGROUND 2. Vonage is a provider of international communications services from the United States using third party U.S. -
Condensed Financial Information Condensed Interim Statement of Financial Position
Contents Corporate Information .......................................................................................03 Directors’ Report ..............................................................................................04 Condensed Financial Information Condensed Interim Statement of Financial Position ..........................................08 Condensed Interim Income Statement ..............................................................10 Condensed Interim Statement of Comprehensive Income.................................11 Condensed Interim Statement of Cash Flows ...................................................12 Condensed Interim Statement of Changes in Equity .........................................14 Notes to and forming part of the Condensed Interim Financial Information ........15 Condensed Consolidated Financial Information Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial Position .....................36 Condensed Interim Consolidated Income Statement ........................................38 Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income ...........39 Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows ..............................40 Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity ....................42 Notes to and forming part of the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Information .......................................................................................................43 WATEEN TELECOM LTD 1 Corporate Information Board of Directors Auditors -
Unbundling of Access and Services
Consultation Paper Unbundling of Access and Services Pakistan Telecommunication Authority Document classification Paper for Public Consultation Document version Public_Consultation_150508 Filename Unbundling Version release date 15 th May 2008 Present Subject Unbundling of Access and Services Version Date Author Changes to previous version 01 03/03 Naseem Ahmed Modifications incorporated after internal Vohra consultation Consultant Technical PTA 02 28/03 Naseem Ahmed Released for Public Consultation on 15 th May Vohra 08 after approval of the Authority Consultant Technical PTA Unbundling of Access and Services Table of Contents Executive Summary .......................................................................................................... 5 I. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 14 A. Purpose of this document................................................................................. 14 B. Unbundling....................................................................................................... 14 C. Objectives of Unbundling ................................................................................ 14 D. Policy on Unbundling ...................................................................................... 15 E. Network elements candidate for unbundling ................................................... 15 F. Local Loop Unbundling................................................................................... 16 -
Punjab Punjab Trade – Case for Opening up of Wagha Attari Route
Punjab Punjab Trade – Case for Opening Up of Wagha Attari Route By Huma Fakhar Managing Partner MAP Services Group www.mapservicesgroup.com Background • Before partition the flow of economic progress of the region was towards central Punjab represented by two prominent cities, Lahore as political capital of Punjab and cultural centre of north India and Amritsar as centre of trade and commerce. • East Punjab and West Punjab were allocated respectively to India and Pakistan in 1947. • There was a tremendous trade route from Sialkot right upto Ambala • Punjab strip has the potential to be the food bowl for the two countries including a strong base for industrial progress. • The line of partition changed the direction of economic progress from the region centric towards outside big cities of the two countries as the two central cities of the region (Lahore and Amritsar) had been converted into border cities. However, things did seem to be amiable and pragmatic for a while • In 1948-49 Pakistan’s exports to India accounted for 56% of its total exports while 32% of Pakistan’s imports came from India . The two countries were trading normally during this turbulent period. India was Pakistan’s largest trading partner and this continued to be the case till 1955-56. • Between 1948 and 1965, Pakistan and India used a number of land routes for bilateral trade. These included eight (8) Customs stations in Punjab province at Wagha, Takia Ghawindi, Khem Karan, Ganda Singhwala, Mughalpura Railway Station, Lahore Railway Station, Haripur Bund on River Chenab, and the Macleod Ganj Road Railway Station. -
Final Report
USAID Trade Project Final Report USAID Trade Project USAID/Pakistan Office of Economic Growth & Agriculture Contract Number: Task Order EEM-I-03-07-00005 September 2014 Disclaimer: This report is made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of Deloitte Consulting LLP. \ Trade Project Table of Contents Table of Acronyms & Initialisms .................................................................................................. 1 1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 4 1.1 Project Background ............................................................................................................................ 4 1.2 Select Accomplishments .................................................................................................................... 6 2. Improved Pakistan Trade Environment (Component 1) ....................................................... 11 2.1 Support to the Ministry of Commerce ............................................................................................... 11 2.2 Strengthening the Human and Institutional Capacity of the National Tariff Commission ................. 19 2.3 Anti-Dumping Appellate Tribunal (ADAT) ......................................................................................... 24 2.4 Government of Pakistan Compliance with the Revised Kyoto Convention