Aqeel

[Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim @aamir_ibrahim01]

The digital divide was about access to connectivity and information. The intelligence divide will be about access to capability.

We need to make sure that there is an intelligent future for every Pakistani - a smartphone in every hand, and intelligence available to everyone.

Read the full article here: https://t.co/dbgrtnOfbd

[Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim @aamir_ibrahim01]

Today, we formally announced that @TPL_Insurance is joining @jazz_worldpk.

This is an important step in our journey to make everyday services simpler and more accessible. By bringing together TPL’s insurance expertise with JazzWorld’s digital reach, platforms and understanding of customer needs, we want to take protection to many more Pakistanis and make it easier to access at the moments it matters most.

A very warm welcome to the TPL Insurance team. There is much to build together.

Read the op-ed here: https://t.co/b1j1up5L9q

[Profit @Profitpk]

Jazz International Holdings has acquired a majority stake in TPL Insurance. In an op-ed for Profit, Aamir Ibrahim argues that Pakistan has one of the lowest levels of insurance penetration in the world. Less than one percent of GDP is spent on insurance, leaving millions of people and businesses exposed to financial shocks that can erase years of progress in an instant.
Read: https://t.co/1bOdlEacbT

@aamir_ibrahim01

[Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim @aamir_ibrahim01]

Every technological revolution redraws the global pecking order.

This one won't be any different.

The countries that invest early in digital infrastructure, compute, talent, and AI capabilities will define the next era of economic growth. Those that wait will spend years catching up.

Pakistan has the talent. The market. The ambition. What we need now is urgency.

I joined Kamran Khan last week to discuss why AI is ultimately a national competitiveness agenda - not just a technology conversation - and what Pakistan must prioritize to build its digital future.

Watch the full conversation here 16:00 onwards: https://t.co/SgLRU2xGRw

[Aqeel @syeddaqeel]

@aamir_ibrahim01 @ZarrarKhuhro @WusatUllahKhan @Dawn_News An important conversation. Building sovereign AI starts with getting the digital infrastructure and policy foundations right.

[Wahaj Siraj @WahajSiraj1]

نئے ٹیلی کام قانون میں کسی گھر کی چھت پر ٹاور لگانے کی اجازت کا دعویٰ حماقت ہے، گھریلو پراپر ٹی تو کمرشل کام کے لئے قانونی طور پر استعمال ہو ہی نہیں سکتی۔

اس قانون کے خلا ف شور ٹیکنیکل ناسمجھی کی وجہ سے ہے۔

کمرشل پراپرٹی پر اگر ٹاور لگے گا تو اونر کو اسکا مارکیٹ رینٹ ملے گا۔ اونر تو آج بھی اپنی پراپرٹی پر ٹاور لگانے کیلئے سفارشیں کراوتے ہیں۔

اگر کمرشل پراپرٹی اونر اور آپریٹر میں کوئ تنازعہ ہو گا تو وہ عدالت کی بجائے ٹریبیونل میں جائے گا۔ ملک میں ایسے درجنوں سپیشل ٹریبیونلز دوسرے مختلف سیکٹرز کیلئے کام کر رہے ہیں۔

زیرو فیس اور لازمی اجازت صرف حکومتی اداروں اور پرائیویٹ ہاؤسنگ سوسائیٹیز کیلئے ہے۔ یہ ادارے آپریٹرز کی اجازتوں کو سالوں التوا میں رکھتے ہیں، کئی گنا زیادہ فیس مانگتے ہیں، یا اجازت ہی نہیں دیتے یا صرف اپنی پسند کے آپریٹر لو اجازت دے کر اجارہ داری بنا دیتے ہیں، جسکی وجہ سے کسٹمرز کو اچھی سروس نہیں ملتی۔

بہت سارے ملکوں نے کئی سال پہلے اسطرح کے قوانین بنا دئیے تھے جبھی وہاں پر انٹرنیٹ بہت بہتر ہے۔

قانون انسانون کا بنایا ہوا ہے، کوئ حرفِ آخر نہیں ہے، پہلے کسی ایکسپرٹ سے سمجھ لیں اور پھر بے شک تنقید کریں۔

[Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim @aamir_ibrahim01]

The debate around the Telecom Amendment Bill is welcome. However, much of the discussion has overlooked the central issue the proposed Right of Way amendments are intended to address.

Pakistan’s connectivity challenges are, at their core, infrastructure challenges. Fiber cannot be laid, towers cannot be deployed, and networks cannot be expanded without resolving the Right of Way bottlenecks that have frustrated operators and slowed digital progress for years. These are not abstract regulatory concerns - they translate directly into slower deployment, weaker coverage, and underserved communities.

The proposed amendments seek to address this long-standing challenge by creating a clearer and more predictable framework for telecom infrastructure deployment. Much of the current criticism has been driven by the perception that the reforms are aimed at individual citizens and homeowners. That is not the intent of the proposal. The objective is to address barriers that have slowed infrastructure rollout and limited connectivity expansion.

As with any legislation, the language can and should be refined through the parliamentary process. Legitimate concerns should be debated, improvements should be considered, and the final law should be strengthened through that process.

But the broader objective should not be lost. Expanding connectivity requires investment, infrastructure deployment, and regulatory frameworks that support both. In that regard, the effort to address long-standing Right of Way challenges is both necessary and overdue.

The @MoitOfficial deserves credit for bringing this issue forward and initiating an important conversation on one of the most persistent barriers to Pakistan’s digital progress. The focus now should be on improving the bill where needed while keeping sight of the broader goal: better connectivity for all Pakistanis.

[ProPakistani @ProPakistaniPK]

Pakistan’s mobile users are paying a 37% effective tax burden, placing the country among the highest-taxed telecom markets in the world, according to a new VEON report 🧵

[ProPakistani @ProPakistaniPK]

Pakistan could collect more tax overall by cutting mobile phone taxes, according to a new study. It says lower levies can expand digital use, lift economic activity and outweigh the early revenue hit over time. 🧵

[ProPakistani @ProPakistaniPK]

Pakistan’s GDP per capita growth rises by 0.115 percentage points for every 1% increase in mobile penetration, according to a Frontier Economics report for VEON. 🧵

[Dawn Business @dawn_business]

Jazz spent the most money — $239.5m — and bought the broadest portfolio, the only operator across all four bands.

https://t.co/gXE4Ofp60T

[Profit @Profitpk]

Balanced spectrum strategy needed to expand nationwide connectivity while preparing Pakistan for next-generation networks.
Read more at:https://t.co/dMunfWBhO8

[Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim @aamir_ibrahim01]

Coming soon to a smartphone near you ..

Successful testing in F7, Islamabad @jazzpk @jazz_worldpk @PTAofficialpk @MoitOfficial

[Shahbaz Rana @81ShahbazRana]

Only 0.7m retailers linked digitally

As PM Shehbaz Sharif pushes to minimise cash use in the economy, authorities have so far been able to link less than 700,000 retailers with any digital payment mode. Retailers are amongst the largest dealers of cash. https://t.co/Ki0KcoV2Ay

[Aqeel @syeddaqeel]

@RandhawaAli @ShazaFK @dranamfatima @RandhawaAli pls also force the chain of Musa Restaurants (Lanzhou Chineses Beef Noodles) to accept digital payments. They have restaurants in I8, F7, F10 and now F11 but refuse any kind of card or digital payment including online transfer.

[Muhammad Ali Randhawa @RandhawaAli]

Kabul Restaurant open space sealed for not adhering to cashless SOPs.
Let’s move towards digitisation and cashless economy
Good work by MCI
@dranamfatima
@CDAthecapital
@ShazaFK

[Aqeel @syeddaqeel]

@Apple default #weather app is super trash. Amid thunderstorms and rains, it’s showing mostly sunny.

[Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim @aamir_ibrahim01]

The board of Pakistan’s largest foreign investor, @VEONGroup, is deeply immersed in our culture, fully committed to our potential, and driven by our shared ambitions. From telco to banking, cloud, data centers, entertainment, and digital platforms—our journey from @Jazzpk to Jazz World is soaring to new heights! 🚀 #DigitalPakistan #Jazz

[Aqeel @syeddaqeel]

@InterestingSTEM Why is Mille at the top?

[Aqeel @syeddaqeel]

@MKBHD Switched to iPhone 15 from 12, both base models. Ended up appreciating how efficient these devices are as I hardly felt any difference in performance even after 3 generations. And 12’s notch was way better than the dynamic island on 15.