S5 SMG900F LTE issues - Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys
I'm new here and kinda stuck with this annoying problem.
I bought an S5 SM-G900F from Dubai (UAE) last year and it worked fine there- used LTE services and all. However, I recently came back to Pakistan where a network called ZONG launched LTE services a few months ago. Thing is... I don't get the option to select LTE in network mode. It just isn't there.
All I can see is:
WCDMA/GSM (auto connect)
WCDMA only
GSM only
I'm on stock ROM, btw
G900FXXU1ANG2
Android Kitkat 4.4.2
Someone I know purchased a SM-G900D from Dubai which is a dual SIM S5 and he gets another option: LTE/WCDMA/GMS (auto connect)
So I'm in a fix and I desperately need to get my LTE working. I called the UAE Samsung helpline and they said that apparently LTE only works in the country you purchased the phone from, which I thought was just silly.
I don't want to root my phone- the camera module has been changed once under warranty and I don't want to risk anything. Also, I did try to access the Service mode of the pone but all the settings just bamboozled me. Fiddled with quite a few, but still could not manage to get the LTE option
Any help?
Thanks
Farhan

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I am not sure what other information you are looking for. It is a Samsung Galaxy S4, I9505 with 16gb. It is 3g/4g capable. When I go into network settings, I do not see the lte option. I have looked on the web, and it seems that this is an issue with these phones sourced from Hong Kong.
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