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PFUJ says govt has a hidden agenda to strangulate freedom of press
Pakistan
Tue, Jan 19, 2021
The mics of several Pakistani media outlets can be seen in this photo. Facebook/Shere Azam/Files
It is evident that the government has a hidden agenda to crush freedom of the press in the country, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) said Tuesday.
According to a statement issued by PFUJ, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting identified four factors that were causing problems for the country s media workers:
- Expanding retrenchments, non-payment, delayed payment or cut in salaries of workers
- Diminishing press freedoms
Press ReleaseLast Updated: Jan 18, 2021
Telecom sector has emerged as a prominent contributor to Pakistan’s economy and the sector contribution to the national exchequer has shown an increase of 129% in year 2020 when compared to year 2019, despite economy being under pressure due to COVID effects. As per Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) Annual Report 2020, released here today, the sector contributed PKR 278b (including PTA deposits to national exchequer) in FY 2020 as compared to PKR 121 billion in FY 2019 registering Year-on-Year growth of 129%.
A surge in demand for telecom services due to lockdown resulted in significant growth not only in subscriber base but also in the usage of telecom services. Today, data usage stands at 4,498 Peta Bytes(FY2020) as compared to 2,545 Peta Bytes (FY 2019) showing a growth of over 77%. This substantial growth would not have been possible if the networks were not upgraded. The country currently has international bandwidth connectivity of 3.1
Business
January 16, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Telecom sectorâs contribution to the national exchequer jumped 129 percent to Rs278 billion in FY20, compared to Rs121 billion in FY19, largely due to an unprecedented spike in the usage of services during virus restrictions, a report said on Friday.
âA surge in demand for telecom services due to lockdown resulted in significant growth not only in subscriber base but also in the usage of telecom services. Today, data usage stands at 4,498 Peta Bytes (FY2020) as compared to 2,545 Peta Bytes (FY 2019) showing a growth of over 77 percent,â stated Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) Annual Report 2020.
It said this substantial growth would not have been possible if the networks were not upgraded. The country currently has international bandwidth connectivity of 3.1 Tera Bytes and around 47,000 cell sites, of which 90 percent are 4G enabled sites.