{"id":78058,"date":"2025-06-19T20:15:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T15:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=78058"},"modified":"2025-06-19T19:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T14:57:51","slug":"pta-announces-free-mobile-phones-for-female-sim-card-holders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/pta-announces-free-mobile-phones-for-female-sim-card-holders\/","title":{"rendered":"PTA announces free mobile phones for female SIM card holders"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority<\/a> (PTA)\u00a0<\/span>and<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>mobile\u00a0<\/span>producers<\/span>\u00a0announced\u00a0<\/span>giving<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>away\u00a0<\/span>2,000 locally assembled\u00a0<\/span>complimentary<\/span>\u00a0smartphones\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0female SIM owners\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span> Pakistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.<\/p>\n

The announcement\u00a0<\/span>was<\/span>\u00a0made\u00a0<\/span>according<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the PTA<\/span>‘<\/span>s celebration\u00a0<\/span>since<\/span>\u00a0it\u00a0<\/span>reached<\/span>\u00a0200 million telecom subscribers\u00a0<\/span>countrywide<\/span>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>pleased<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to announce\u00a0<\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>milestone\u00a0<\/span>achievement<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>200 million-plus<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>telecom subscribers\u00a0<\/span>across the country<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Having<\/span>\u00a0150 million broadband and\u00a0<\/span>more<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>than\u00a0<\/span>2 million Fiber To The Home (FTTH) subscribers, this\u00a0<\/span>success<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>represents<\/span>\u00a0Pakistan<\/span>‘<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>fast-paced<\/span>\u00a0digital\u00a0<\/span>development<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and PTA<\/span>‘<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>role<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>promoting<\/span>\u00a0connectivity<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for all,”\u00a0<\/span>a PTA press\u00a0<\/span>release<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>stated<\/span>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>In<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>celebration<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>Pakistan<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>crossing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>200 million telecom\u00a0<\/span>subscriber mark<\/span>, mobile manufacturers have\u00a0<\/span>donated<\/span>\u00a02,000 locally\u00a0<\/span>made<\/span>\u00a0smartphones to be\u00a0<\/span>allotted<\/span>\u00a0among\u00a0<\/span>women<\/span>\u00a0SIM owners\u00a0<\/span>via<\/span>\u00a0computerized balloting\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0Pakistan, AJK, and GB<\/span>.”<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\nThe PTA\u00a0<\/span>stated<\/span>\u00a0that it\u00a0<\/span>continues<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to remain\u00a0<\/span>committed to\u00a0<\/span>linking<\/span>\u00a0Pakistan and digitally empowering the\u00a0<\/span>country<\/span>.<\/p>\n

<\/span>While<\/span>\u00a0the PTA,\u00a0<\/span>along<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>with PTCL and private\u00a0<\/span>entities,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>announced\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>deployment of\u00a0<\/span>free Wi-Fi hotspots for six months at HEC-recognized selected universities, including women’s<\/span>\u00a0universities, to empower students with\u00a0<\/span>enhanced<\/span>\u00a0access to digital resources<\/p>\n

The PTA has also\u00a0<\/span>declared<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>2 GBs of <\/span>free\u00a0<\/span>data and 200 on-net minutes for all mobile users in Pakistan to\u00a0<\/span>mark<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the achievement of\u00a0<\/span>reaching 200 million telecom subscribers.<\/p>\n

<\/span>“<\/span>PTA and CMOs (Jazz, Telenor, Ufone, Zong and SCO),\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>celebration\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span>\u00a0this\u00a0<\/span>milestone<\/span>\u00a0achievement, are\u00a0<\/span>providing<\/span>\u00a0free 2GB Data + 200 On-Net Minutes (Valid for 24 Hours) on 20th June, 2025 to all mobile\u00a0<\/span>subscribers.”<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>PTA<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>tells<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>us<\/span>, the subscribers can\u00a0<\/span>enjoy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span> offer by dialing the short code *2200# (All Mobile Operators).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)\u00a0and\u00a0mobile\u00a0producers\u00a0announced\u00a0giving\u00a0away\u00a02,000 locally assembled\u00a0complimentary\u00a0smartphones\u00a0to\u00a0female SIM owners\u00a0in Pakistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. The announcement\u00a0was\u00a0made\u00a0according\u00a0to\u00a0the PTA‘s celebration\u00a0since\u00a0it\u00a0reached\u00a0200 million telecom subscribers\u00a0countrywide. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)\u00a0is\u00a0pleased\u00a0to announce\u00a0a\u00a0milestone\u00a0achievement\u00a0of\u00a0200 million-plus\u00a0telecom subscribers\u00a0across the country.\u00a0Having\u00a0150 million broadband and\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a02 million Fiber To The Home (FTTH) subscribers, this\u00a0success\u00a0represents\u00a0Pakistan‘s\u00a0fast-paced\u00a0digital\u00a0development\u00a0and PTA‘s\u00a0role\u00a0in\u00a0promoting\u00a0connectivity\u00a0for all,”\u00a0a PTA press\u00a0release\u00a0stated. In\u00a0celebration\u00a0of\u00a0Pakistan\u00a0crossing\u00a0the\u00a0200 million telecom\u00a0subscriber mark, mobile manufacturers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":77799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4913,29590,29591],"class_list":["post-78058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-pakistan-telecommunication-authority","tag-free-mobile-for-female-sim-holders","tag-free-mobile-phones-for-females"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78059,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78058\/revisions\/78059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}