Enforcement of Travel Restrictions for Pakistani Travellers by WHO

Polio is the crippling disease whose virus in its worse form spreads rapidly infecting the people causing devastating physical damaging which lead to either temporary or permanent deformities in the body.

WHO has recently issued its latest guidelines regarding its concern over the rapid spread of the polio virus, which is infecting various other countries. The organization has proposed some travel restrictions for the people of Pakistan according to which it is mandatory for the people who are planning to travel abroad must submit their Polio vaccination certificate before leaving the country. Through these restrictions it would be ensured that people travelling to the other countries are free from this dangerous virus.

According to WHO and the Syrian Arab Republic the rapid spread of this virus is expected to escalate in 2014, thus to take major precautionary measures WHO has placed some restrictions for all those who are going to travel abroad.  From now onwards it would be the government’s responsibility to ensure that all the visitors of the country are vaccinated with OPV or IPV (inactivated polio virus vaccine before 4 to 12 weeks before travelling abroad. Besides this it also needs to be ensured that before leaving Pakistan travelers must be provided with a certificate of Prophylaxis which would serve as an evidence for their polio vaccination internationally.

The reason that the experts have become more concerned regarding this contagious virus is because those countries which were absolutely free from polio virus are now pone to the spread of this disease. Such counties involve Iraq, Syria and Somalia. Polio virus more likely attacks on children who are 5 years old or under this age. It infects their body by means of water. There is yet still no authentic cure for it and only a few vaccines prevail to counteract this intimidating disease, which are also not reliable for the severe cases.

These restrictions would stay imposed until the elevating rate of the spread of polio virus gets reduced and the infected countries are ultimately free from this disease.

Pakistan All Set For 3G and 4G Network licenses

The new generation mobiles brings new base technologies. 3G and 4G mobile phone technologies are on so much hype these days. Both services have a lot to offer to the users. 3G and 4G both escalate the speed of the internet and make a huge difference. 4G works faster than 3G, so if you are streaming a video, 4G would feel like heaven on the earth. Pakistan is the only country present in the region where 3G service has still not been introduced. Even the war struck country for years, Afghanistan, has 3G services available since 2012.

Initially, it was observed that the results in the previously held auctions were very disappointing and it was said that the finance minister was planning to call off any sort of persuasion of more auctions. In 2004, Pakistan’s telecommunications market was deregulated. Although in the recent years a foreign firm called Ehtisalat has invested in large amounts in the market. It was believed that the disappointing response is absolutely demeaning and has created more pressure on the IT industry of the country.

Recently, PTA has confirmed that it was a false rumor that no cellular mobile operator is willing to invest in 4G (1800 MHZ). The report from an authentic resource Reuters  has also acclaimed that distinctive Telecom companies Zong and Mobilink bid for 10MHz whereas Telenor and Ufone have bid for 5MHz.

On 23^rd April 2014, the most awaited day will finally arrive when the auction for the 3G and 4G network licenses would be held. This is a huge leap taken as a part of governmental projects to elevate Pakistan’s foreign reserves by raising $2 billion. According to the latest information, the starting price for the auction of 4GLTE license has been set at $210 million. The latest stats from PTA reveal that there are approximately 132 million mobile phones being used in Pakistan.

The finance ministry of Pakistan is also anticipating that by February Pakistan would sell out the more modernized 4G LTE spectrum followed by 3G as well. Ishaq Dar told the calculated profit from 3G and 4G services. The 3G licenses if sold, could raise $ 2 billion and if allocated with the 4G spectrum they could produce over $4 billion to $5 billion.