<P> Telenor Pakistan (Pvt .) Limited (Urdu: ٹیلی نار پاکستان ‬ ‎) is owned by the Norwegian Telenor Group, which is an international provider of voice, data, content and mobile communication services in 13 markets across Europe and Asia and an additional 17 markets through its ownership in VimpelCom Ltd . Telenor Group is among the largest mobile operators in the world, with over 166 million mobile subscriptions (Q4 2011) and a workforce of 33,000 . Telenor started out as a public company in 1855 . </P> <P> Currently, Telenor Pakistan has a total subscriber base of 43 million with 29% SIM market share . </P> <P> Telenor acquired a license for providing GSM services in Pakistan in April 2004, and launched its services commercially in Karachi, Islamabad, and Rawalpindi on 15 March 2005; it expanded its services to Lahore, Faisalabad and Hyderabad on 23 March 2005 . Telenor Pakistan's corporate headquarters are in Islamabad, with regional offices in Peshawar, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Hyderabad, Quetta and Karachi . On 28 January 2005, Telenor established its first call centre in Karachi . </P> <P> The official opening of Telenor Pakistan was held in Islamabad with former President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf as guest of honor and a Telenor delegation headed by President and CEO of Telenor Group Jon Fredrik Baksaas along with then CEO of Telenor Pakistan Tore Johnsen . The inauguration call was made by former President Pervez Musharraf to the Prime Minister of Norway, who was visiting Australia at the time . The present CEO of Telenor Pakistan is Irfan Wahab Khan . </P>

In which year did telenor launch its operations in pakistan