Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation (PTC) set sails for its voyage of glory in December 1990, taking over operations and functions from Pakistan Telephone and Telegraph Department under Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Act 1991. This coincided with the Government's competitive policy, encouraging private sector participation and resulting in award of licenses for cellular, card-operated payphones, paging and, lately, data communication services.

Since then, PTCL has been working vigorously to meet the dual challenge of telecom development and socio-economic uplift of the country. This is characterized by a clearer appreciation of ongoing telecom scenario wherein convergence of technologies continuously changes the shape of the sector. A measure of this understanding is progressive measures such as establishment of the company's mobile and Internet subsidiaries in 1998.

The telecom sector of Pakistan has also entered into a new era. The monopoly of PTCL is now over and the sector is moving towards liberalization. While liberalization and competition are synonymous, the future scenario also poses some challenges to the market dominance of PTCL. The Company is ready to face this challenge and maintain its dominating position, while guarding its revenue streams in the face of forthcoming competition.

Being an elite client, PTCL uses the services of National Testsing Service [NTS] for hiring people for their organization. NTS has been conducting these tests on yearly basis. Around thousands of candiddates apply for jobs in PTCL through the testing services of NTS.