Warid Pakistan
Life Ka Network (lit. Network of life) | |
Native name | وارد |
|---|---|
| Company type | Telecommunication operator |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Defunct | 26 November 2015 |
| Fate | Merged with Jazz Pakistan |
| Successor | Jazz |
| Products | Mobile services Data services Mobile banking Blackberry solution |
| Website | waridtel.com |
Warid (Arabic: وريد Urdu: وارد) was a GSM and LTE-based mobile operator in Pakistan. It commenced commercial operations on 23 May 2005 by the Abu Dhabi Group.
Warid Pakistan was Pakistan's fourth largest GSM mobile service provider and fifth largest mobile service in terms of subscriber base of over 12.9 million. It had a market share of 9% among Pakistani cellular operators.
On 26 November 2015 VimpelCom and Dhabi Group agreed to merge Mobilink and Warid Pakistan into a single company. On 6 January 2017 the combined CEO of Mobilink and Warid Pakistan announced the launch of new brand Jazz. Mobilink ceased to exist on 10 January 2017 whereas Warid Pakistan as a brand continued for a year.