According to sources, the suspension may affect some districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Islamabad. Sources within the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) have claimed that mobile internet services will be suspended from November 22, with firewalls activated to slow down internet speeds and impact social media apps. The authorities may also block internet and mobile […]
Justice Iqbal Chaudhry of the high court heard a petition, filed by Azhar Siddique advocate, challenging a slowed Internet service and the blockage of the Virtual Private Network (VPN). Petitioner’s counsel pointed out that with the slowed down of internet speed the users facing disruption of the service and also grappling with difficulties in internet […]
During a Senate committee meeting on IT and Telecom, chaired by Senator Palwasha Khan, the issue of VPN usage was discussed. Chairman PTA stated that the authority is receiving complaints against social media apps including 95% of TikTok, 65% of Meta, and 22% of X (formerly Twitter) requests. Senator Humayun Mohmand questioned whether using a […]
The case has now been referred back to the Chief Justice for further proceedings. The petition was filed in the High Court through advocate Azhar Siddique, seeking legal action against the enforcement of the system. Earlier, Hamid Mir, a senior journalist associated with a private news channel, filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court […]
A significant number of Pakistani youth, have been affected by the slow internet speed, which has disrupted their work and led to clients severing ties. In Karachi, a school student Ezhaan, is struggling to cope with the loss of his online clients due to the slow internet. Ezhaan works online after school but is now […]
Mir made Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) and Ministry for Human Rights respondents in the plea filed through his lawyer Imaan Mazari. The petition requests the court to stop the installation of the firewall, which affects citizens’ fundamental rights. The installation should be conditional on stakeholders’ consultation and the protection of fundamental rights, the petition urges. […]
A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology was held with Palwasha Khan in the chair. The members of the committee including Senator Afnanullah and Senator Humayun complained about the departure of several e-commerce platforms from Pakistan due to low internet speed. Users are unable to upload or download media files on WhatsApp, […]
As per details, the committee, chaired by Amin ul Haq, has asked Rehman to provide reasons for the disruption in social media services. The committee has also requested details about the nationwide internet service disruption and weak mobile signals. The Attorney General of Pakistan has also been invited to the committee’s meeting, scheduled for August […]
Balochistan, the country`s area-wise largest province of Pakistan, is faced with an electricity crisis in these flash floods. A power supply of 220kV has been stopped from Uch-Sibi transmission line to the province on Thursday, August 26 afternoon, the Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) spokesperson said. Due to the suspension of 220kV from the Sibbi […]
Many people, including those whose bread and butter thrives on uninterrupted internet service, in the northern and central regions of Pakistan recently suffered massive internet outages due to a technical fault in the Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) optic fiber network. “A cut in the optic fiber has been repaired,” Amir Pasha, head of cooperate communication […]
