Mobilink

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Pakistan Mobile Communications Ltd, Mobilink GSM (PMCL)
Type	Private Limited Company
Genre	Subsidiary
Founded	1994
Founder	Motorola USA
Headquarters	Islamabad, Pakistan 42 Kulsum Plaza, Blue Area
Area served	5000 cities, towns, and villages across Pakistan^{[citation needed]}
Key people	Zouhair A Khaliq, President and CEO
Industry	Telecommunication
Products	postpaid Indigo , prepaid JAZZ, Mobilink PCO
Owner	Naguib Sawiris
Parent	Orascom Telecom Egypt
Website	www.mobilinkgsm.com

Pakistan Mobile Communications Limited, better known as Mobilink GSM, is a telecommunication service provider in Pakistan. According to PTA statistics, Mobilink has 31.75 million customers by March 2008. Mobilink's Head office is located in Kulsum Plaza, Blue Area, Islamabad.

Mobilink started operations in 1994 as the first GSM cellular Mobile service in Pakistan by MOTOROLA Inc.,^{[citation needed]} later it was sold to Orascom, an Egypt-based multi-national company.

Mobilink is the largest cellular service provider in Pakistan. Mobilink's corporate postpaid package is sold under the brand name "Indigo" and prepaid by the name of "Jazz".

In addition to cellular service, the Orascomm group is diversifying its service portfolio by setting up new businesses and also expanding through acquisitions. Recently, they started offering DSL broadband through a wholly owned subsidiary, Link.Net. Plans are also in place for launch of wireless broadband service through WiMax based technology.

In addition to Mobilink, the Orascom group also owns TWA (Trans World Associates) which operates an undersea fiber optic cable from Karachi to Fujairah, UAE.