PTCL Group posts Rs4.7bn profit

PTCL Group recorded a profit of Rs4.7 billion and revenue above Rs304bn in July-September 2026, Dawn reported. Within the group, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd’s profit climbed 343pc to Rs3bn, according to chief executive Nadeem Khan. He said high power and fuel costs, alongside wider inflationary pressures, remained significant expenses.

The group’s mobile operations, including the merged Ufone and Telenor business, increased revenue by 139pc year on year and posted operating profit of Rs33.5bn. Ubank brought in Rs18.3bn in revenue and moved to an operating profit from a loss in the comparable period last year. PTCL Group also invested more than Rs53bn in the first nine months of calendar 2026, while around 40pc of Ufone and Telenor infrastructure had been integrated.