1 September, 2021 updated


Islamabad (March 27, 2020) considering the present Covid-19 pandemic, telecom administrators have been embraced numerous drives to work with their supporters across Pakistan and to furnish them with mindfulness about Corona infection and continuous administrations. In this specific situation, on Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA's) headings, SMS on careful steps against COVID-19 in public and local dialects are being shipped off all versatile endorsers on customary premise. Cell Mobile Operators (CMOs) have supplanted standard ring back tone (heard by guest when a call is being made) with messages about COVID-19 preventive measures. 


New bundles/offers (by giving extra information and on-net voice minutes) at low costs have been dispatched by all CMOs to work with individuals to remain and telecommute (subtleties are accessible at administrators and PTA's sites). Different drives incorporate abolishment of equilibrium legitimacy period by Jazz and augmentation in balance legitimacy period by Zong, free Whatsapp and equilibrium share advancements by Telenor. Zong has made COVID related pages of WHO, NADRA and NDMA as zero rated for example free admittance to these sites. Jazz has likewise made a devoted site page/entry (https://jazz.com.pk/darna-nahin-bachna-hai) wherein mindfulness about Covid is being dispersed to the overall population. 


Besides, all CMOs are sans offering calls to crisis numbers (1166). Jazz has dispatched "Help for Free" administration wherein free calls can be made to chosen government workplaces/specialists/labs. Zong is additionally offering free calls to 4343 which offers admittance to neighborhood Government emergency clinics and specialists. Ufone has made Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) helpline 1030 liberated from cost for its supporters across Pakistan. 


CMOs and PTCL are likewise doing CSR exercises by giving help bundles containing apportions, medications and defensive pinion wheels to infection hit families in various districts of Sindh. PTCL is offering liberated from cost web to twofold play voice and TV clients till 30th April 2020 and has additionally expanded cutoff time in charging dates for wireline clients.