Zong Still Rallying For Warid, Hires Consultant Firm to Assist in Bidding

Zong, having denied the chances of buying Warid Telecom earlier this year, is now again running to bid for the Dhabi Group’s telecom arm in Pakistan for a speculated value of around USD 1 billion, we have confirmed with sources.

For the purpose, Zong has hired MAS ClearSight to evaluate the deal and assist the firm during the buyout process, told us the sources.

Zong, with around 22 million subscribers, is currently number four operator in Pakistan. If deal goes through successfully then by adding Warid’s 12 million subscribers will get Zong to second position in the market with 34 million subscribers, just 2 million short of Mobilink.

Zong Supports Pakistan vs Zimbabwe Series

Zong has announced the support for Pakistan and Zimbabwe series. The telecom company is the presenting sponsor of this enthralling event to be held in Zimbabwe from 23^rd Aug’ 2013 to 14^thSeptember’ 2013.

Zong has a long association with sports and has previously taken many initiatives to support sports’ activities in Pakistan including their collaboration with Manchester United Football club.