TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2024

TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

10. TRADE AND OTHER PAYABLES

	June 31, 2024		December 31,  2023
	(Unaudited)
Trade creditors	$	14,868,787	$	11,416,441
Accrued and other liabilities		1,475,530		4,788,780
Payable to PTA against APC charges		6,334,971		6,254,214
Payable against long term investment		157,819		155,807
Contract liabilities		3,163,497		3,157,741
Withholding taxes payable		270,931		207,525
Sales tax payable		257,090		278,661
Security deposits		126,026		124,419
	$	26,654,651	$	26,383,588

Trade creditors include payable to PTA amounting to $2.145 and $2.039 million as on June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. Out of this $1.932 million (2023: $1.878 million) represents payable regarding Annual Radio Spectrum Fee in respect of WLL licenses. PTA has issued multiple determinations that have been challenged and contested by the Company on legal grounds as well as on account of preoccupation of frequency / spectrums and losses suffered by the Company due to such preoccupancy for which the Company has demanded due compensation from PTA. In all these matters, the Company has filed appeals against PTA's determinations before the honorable Lahore High Court and the honorable Islamabad High Court and stay orders were obtained against the recovery. This matter has been decided in favor of the Company; however, PTA has filed an appeal before the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Accrued and other liabilities: This includes payable to key management personnel amounting to $0.61 million and $0.66 million as on June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Security Deposits: These represent security deposits received from customers. These are interest-free and refundable on termination of the relationship with the Company. The relationship of these customers with the Company has ended and these deposits are now payable on demand. These have been utilized by the Company before the promulgation of the Companies Act, 2017.