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 […]
The committee was told that the PTA has engaged a consultant to assist with the 5G spectrum. The PTA stated that the consultant is expected to deliver a report by the end of January, and the entire process should be finalized by the end of April, while a draft policy for freelancing has already been […]
The PTA chief was speaking at the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on IT, chaired by Palwasha Khan in Islamabad. The meeting focused on the ongoing regulation of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) in Pakistan. The committee expressed concerns about the absence of the Minister of State for IT for the third consecutive session and […]
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 […]
According to the PTA statement, in the first phase, fake and canceled CNICs were blocked, and now, SIMs registered on CNICs that expired before 2017 are being blocked. The PTA officials stated that over 69,000 illegal SIMs have been blocked since August 16 as the authority is using data obtained from NADRA to identify and […]
The registration process is now available through a unified “one window” operation on the PTA and PSEB websites. This ongoing effort, coordinated by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Ministry of Information Technology (MOIT), Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), and Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), has already seen over 20,000 IPs registered since 2020. The initiative […]
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, […]
The Tajir Dost app was launched to tax retailers in Pakistan. Through the app, the government hopes to bring 3.5 million retailers into the tax net. Traders and shopkeepers can register under Section 181 of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 via the Tax Asaan App, FBR’s web portal, or by visiting FBR’s tax facilitation centers. […]
The FBR confirmed that 150,000 SIM cards of non-filers have been blocked, with FBR providing data for 5,000 non-filers daily to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). The spokesperson stated that the non-filers can have their SIM cards restored after submitting their income tax returns. To date, 18,902 SIM cards have been reactivated after the individuals […]
