Mobilink has increased Operational Fee on Prepaid Recharge from 1st July 2013

Mobilink has increased the amount of operational fee from 2-percent to 5-persent on all types of Mobilink prepaid account recharge including Mobilink load (Jazz load) and Mobilink scratch card load.

This increment in operational fee (in addition to already applicable Taxes, charges and fees) is applicable form 1st of July, 2013.

Here's a message aired by Mobilink for its subscribers:

Effective from 1st July 2013, the operational fee of 5% will be applicable on every recharge.

Back in November 2011 Mobilink aired this Message:

Dear Mobilink Customer, from now onwards 5% service charges (on recharge face value) will be applicable on all recharges via Mobilink Load or scratch card. 19.5% FED and 10% Advance Income Tax apply on all charges. 2% operational fee (now increased to 5%) will be applicable on all recharges through Mobilink load and Scratch Card (applicable from November 22nd, 2011)

Recently Telenor Pakistan had also announced the increment in service fee on Account Recharge.

A consumer alert note by PTA (March-2012)

Related News: Pakistan Government to Increase the Tax on Telecom Sector from 1st July, 2013

Total Tax + Charges from 1st July, 2013 are:

19.5% FED and 15% Advance Income Tax (WHT) apply on all charges. 5% operational fee and 5% service fee will be applicable on all recharges through Mobilink Jazz load and Scratch Card.