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 […]
Amid fears of a fourth wave of the pandemic driven by the Indian variant called ‘Delta’; the country passed another grim milestone; with the national tally of the infectious disease since it first broke out in February 2020; crossed 1 million marks during the Eidul Azha holidays. Most of the new Covid cases have been […]
On Thursday, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has replied to media reports claiming that the state institution did not get a positive response from TikTok. “With reference to the hearing on TikTok App in Peshawar High Court today, it is being quoted in certain section[s] of media that the PTA director said the authority […]
PTA has asked Twitter’s administration to block all handles running an exploiting campaign against Pakistan and its institutions. PTA took this action because of some Indian twitter handles who spread false information about Karachi. Moreover Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has reached out to the twitter’s administration. So, PTA has asked Twitter to immediately appoint its moderation […]
The Pakistani government has “conditionally” lifted its ban on TikTok which was issued earlier this month. It happened after platform agreed to moderate its content in accordance with “societal norms and laws of Pakistan” on last warning. PTA said in a statement that the app is unblocked after a ban for failing to filter “immoral […]
TikTok says it has received no communication from PTA despite efforts. The notorious video making application, was banned due to “immoral” content according to PTA. TikTok on Saturday expressed disappointment that its users and creators in Pakistan were still unable to access the video-sharing platform. Despite the company’s efforts to enrage with the country’s telecom […]
TikTok Banned: Pakistan telecomunication authority (PTA) banned the video sharing app “TikTok” on Friday. Because they failed to filter out “immoral and indecent” content, the country’s telecommunication authority said in a statement. They blocked the app after receiving a “number of complaints from different segments of the society”, the regulatory body said in a press […]
