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Member Technical Dr Khawar Siddique Khokhar and Member Finance Nasrul Karim Ghaznavi have reportedly denied to approve the revised Information Memorandum for 3G licenses, that government is planning to auction early next year, reported “The News”.
- During a meeting chaired by Raja Parvez Ashraf, Prime Minister of Pakistan, both the members declined to approve IM, after which the document was supposed to become a policy and was to be floated in the market to invite operators for participation in upcoming 3G auction.
- Member technical, however, has objected the process adopted for hiring of consultants and had claimed that the hiring of consultants was illegal and in violation of telecom act and PPRA rules.
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- IN RESPONSE, THE NEWLY HIRED 3G CONSULTATNS WENT TO COURT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES