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New connections

PTC issuing

8000 demand

notes in Karachi

RECORDER REPORT

KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation (PTC) Karachi, has provided 27,000 telephone connections in Karachi in current financial year.

A spokesman of STR II said in Karachi on Wednesday that 8000 more demand notes are being issued to applicants of new telephone connections where the network is available.

The demand notes in Marston Road, Korangi and Garden exchange areas will be issued as soon as cable work is completed, the spokesman added.

The spokesman said that new telephone connections are available in Clifton, Defence, Korangi, C.T.H. Central West Wharf, Site and Lyari areas.

32,000 lines are proposed to be added and 49,000 old lines will be replaced with the new ones in STR II, Karachi, in the next financial year.