Warid to invest $1bn

Published March 23, 2006

KARACHI, March 22: Warid Telecom will invest $1 billion in Pakistan by mid of 2007. The company has already invested $450 million during the current phase of operation. This was stated by Chief Executive Officer Warid Telecom Hamid Farooq. He said that the company had a customers’ base of three million providing coverage in 100 cities and links with 100 international roaming partners, says a press release.

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