Pakistan Post launches mobile application APP

[ghazi52]

Pakistan Post launches mobile application
December 29, 2018

Federal Minister Murad Saeed addresses the launching ceremony of Pakistan Post mobile application. —APP

Federal Minister for Communications and Postal Services Murad Saeed on Saturday inaugurated the Pakistan Post Mobile Application during a ceremony held at ECO Postal Staff College in Islamabad.

The mobile application will provide services like complaint handling, track and trace, e-commerce, delivery, parcel collect, complaints, tariff, post office locations, postcodes and all relevant information about postal services.

Highlighting accessibility of Pakistan Post with its staff strength, footprints and over a century old legacy and credibility, the federal minister said, “Our postmen visit almost every household of the country, including areas beyond anyone's reach.”

Saeed announced that a pilot project for microfinance loan disbursement will be launched through Pakistan Post. The department also intends to enter the e-commerce business, he added.

“Pakistan Post has the capacity and commitment to deliver for online vendors for their cash on delivery products with proof of delivery and prompt reconciliation of their payments. Many international web portal operators have shown their interest to enter into the Pakistani market with Pakistan Post as their delivery partner,” Saeed said.

The minister said Pakistan Post was also targeting the parcel export market worth $4 billion, which was currently catered to by the local and international private couriers at exorbitant rates.

The department has made necessary arrangements to target the market with a commitment to deliver internationally in 72 hours and the project would be formally inaugurated by January 15, Saeed added.

Pakistan Post, he said, was also entering into the country's logistics market, which at present was worth $34.2 billion and was growing at a rate of more than 18% per annum.

He said Pakistan Post was expecting up to $2.5 billion Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on public-private partnership model for its capacity building in the logistics sector.

 

[Chakar The Great]

The service needs to be improved. Murad Saeed has alot to do.

 

[Path-Finder]

What about post codes? Like we have in Britain!

 

[war&peace]

Excellent step. This govt is really using the IT and introducing the people the positive and productive use of their smart phones beyond social media and whatsapp. It may have bugs in the start but those will be fixed over time as is the case with any such service but the beginning has been made with the citizen portal and now this app. I strongly request to the govt (in fact I did already forwarded the proposal to concerned authorities) about app for tourists.

 

[ghazi52]

Pakistan Post jumps 27 places in world rankings


Pakistan Post has moved up 27 places in the world rankings, according to a report issued by Universal Postal Union, the global organization of postal services.

According to the details, the Universal Postal Union, the global organization of postal services, has released the 2020 ranking of 170 countries. Pakistan Post was ranked 94th in 2016 with 29 points. According to the 2020 report, it has moved up 27 places from 94th to 67th.

The countries in the world are at the top which are also at the top in the world rankings in the industrial sector. This ranking is also about the best service with confidence, reach, hard work and dedication...

 

[Bouncer]

They still have a long, long way to go before doing these press conferences. Try sending an email to any of email addresses mentioned on their site and your email bounces back. Service delivery needs to be improved a LOT.