Dialog Telekom profit after tax up 11% to Rs. 2.57 b in IQ, 2007

Dialog Telekom Ltd. (DTL) announced Thursday an overview of its financial performance for the first-quarter ended March 31 2007.

Dialog Telekom Ltd - DTL recorded a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs. 2.57 Bn. up 11 per cent compared to the first-quarter of 2006. Company performance comprises the main Cellular Business Performance supplemented by contributions from the company's International Business Operations and Internet Service Provider Operations.

Dialog Telekom and its subsidiaries (Dialog Broadband Networks (Pvt) Ltd and Asset Media (Pvt) Ltd)) will hereinafter be referred to collectively, as "the Group" Group results of Dialog Telekom Ltd, post consolidation with subsidiary performance, recorded a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs. 2.43 bn for the first-quarter of 2007, a 1 per cent growth compared to the first quarter of 2006, at which stage DBN was the sole subsidiary of Dialog and was in its first quarter of post acquisition operation.