According to the PTA news release the VPN service providers are required to obtain a Class Licence for Data (Data Services) to provide VPN and related services. As per the news release, this resuming of Class Licence for Data does not include the Internet Services provision category. It is further clarified that Local Loop Licensees […]
According to an official document, PTA blocked 109771 sites in FY2023-24. In one year, 33634 sites were blocked citing defense and security threats while 268 blasphemous sites were suspended during the same period. Moreover, 55,723 unethical sites and 3618 sites were blocked under communal or hate speech threats. PTA said 13,422 sites were blocked during […]
“PTA is an autonomous body responsible for regulations,” said Shaza Fatima while responding to queries about slow internet and restrictions on X in the National Assembly. The minister rejected the impression of relating X restrictions to freedom of expression, adding that only 2% of Pakistan’s population uses X, making the impact minimal. Shaza Fatima Khawaja […]
“PTA is an autonomous body responsible for regulations,” said Shaza Fatima while responding to queries about slow internet and restrictions on X in the National Assembly. The minister rejected the impression of relating X restrictions to freedom of expression, adding that only 2% of Pakistan’s population uses X, making the impact minimal. Shaza Fatima Khawaja […]
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 […]
