Pakistan Post to provide free internet facility in Post Offices

Pakistan Post has decided to provide the cheap Internet services to the people in the post offices of all the major cities of the country. Sources told that after the successful provision of Internet service in the General Post Office of the capital and Lahore, Director General Pakistan Post, Maj. Gen. (Retd) Masood-ul-Hasan has decided to provide Internet services in all the post offices of the country located in the major cities. Sources said that in this regard a report has been presented to the federal secretary communication Iftikhar Rasheed, and initial work for initiating the service has been started. Initial work has been started for the provision of Internet services in the central directorate of the Pakistan Post, however, for the final approval the report has been presented to the minister for communication. Sources said, the Internet consumers would be facilitated with the free of cost Internet service to send Eid cards and e-mails to their relatives, however, the other usage of internet like chatting and site visiting, Rs. 15 per hour would be charged.