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PTA to implement new system to block marketing SMS from July

Under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s direction, work on a strategy to prevent unwelcome marketing SMS has launched. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)...

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PTA says internet speed back to normal in Pakistan

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said Thursday that the internet speed in the country is back to normal routine scheduled maintenance activity. Notifying the...

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3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 113.11 million by end-March

According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan increased by 1.73 million to 113.11 million...

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PTA generated 30.1 billion profit in first quarter

In the first quarter of the fiscal year 2021-22, the profit of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) increased by 269 percent year...

PTA Shared 162 Cyber Security Advisories with Telcos in Last 4 Years

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Ufone 4G ranked top voice and data network by PTA

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) ‘Mobile Networks Benchmark Report for 2022,’ has released its new ranking and Ufone 4G grabs the top position...

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3G and 4G users in Pakistan reached 109.72 million by January end

By the end of January 2022, Pakistan had 109.72 million 3G and 4G users, up from 107.68 million at the end of...

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Highest-ever revenue of Rs 644 billion generated from telecom sector in FY21

The telecom sector has earned the revenue of Rs 644 billion in the fiscal year 2020-21, the highest-ever, as compared to the...

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Pakistan kicks off auction process of 5G spectrum

Pakistan has kicked off the auction process of the 5G spectrum on the recommendation of the advisory committee formed by the government. According to...

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Government formed committee to review 5G Strategic Plan

The government has established a high-powered body to establish the 5G Strategic Plan and manage the rollout of next-generation technology and the...

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PTA slams Rs 30 million fine on Jazz for poor quality services

Jazz has been fined Rs 30 million by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for poor service quality in seven cities across Pakistan. Jazz...

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SnackVideo, Bigo Live, Likee are now officially registered in Pakistan

SnackVideo, BIGO Live and Likee have become the first social media platforms to register with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Under the ‘Removal and...

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Free mobile services being provided to tourists stranded in Murree, Galliat

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has provided a free on-net calling option for all individuals trapped in Murree and Galliat due to...

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PTA claims 98% success rate in blocking immoral content from social media

The government has achieved a 98 percent success rate in averting the extent of obscene and immoral content on social media, Pakistan...

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Islamabad High Court asks PTA to justify TikTok ban

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) was ordered by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday to justify the ban it has imposed...

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Zong wins 4G cellular spectrum auction for AJK and GB

The 1800 MHz spectrum auction for Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) was held in PTA’s headquarters in Islamabad,...

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PTA allows import of 5 mobile devices for personal use in a year

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has released the ‘Type Approval Technical Standards Regulations 2021,’ which permits the import of only five mobile devices...

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PTA sets conditions for lifting TikTok ban

Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) will lift the ban on TikTok only after the conditions of removal of all the indecent videos and...

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PTA fines telecom companies Rs 150 million for issuing illegal SIMs

The Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Amir Azeem Bajwa stated that two telecom companies have been fined substantial sums of Rs 100 million and...

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Only 1 percent of users have been misusing TikTok, IHC points out to PTA

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is convinced that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) imposed a ban on TikTok without good reason. The court underscored...

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Lucky gets permission by PTA to set up assembly plant for Samsung phones

PTA has authorized Lucky Motor Corporation Limited (LMCL) to manufacture Samsung mobile devices in Pakistan. On Tuesday, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced...

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PTA says WhatsApp was involved in Pegasus spyware scandal

According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), WhatsApp played a major role in what Israeli surveillance firm ‘NSO Group’ did with its...

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PTA to form cybersecurity agency to prevent Pegasus-like spyware attacks

Cybersecurity agency is going to be formed under the newly-approved cybersecurity policy by PTA to deal with cyber-attacks and spyware attacks like...

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TikTok blocked in Pakistan, Yet Again

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced Wednesday that ByteDance’s video-sharing platform TikTok has been blocked once again in the country due to “inappropriate content.” The telecom regulator...

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Pakistan revokes TikTok ban

The Sindh High Court has lifted the ban on TikTok, a video-sharing app for the third time after the telecom regulator assured the...

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PTA removes 9.8 million obscene videos from TikTok

On Tuesday, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced the removal of 9.8 million videos from TikTok having immoral content besides blocking 720,000 accounts...

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PTA receives Rs 15.82 billion against second installment of license renewal fee

Two Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs), Telenor Pakistan and Pakistan Mobile Communication Ltd (Jazz), have paid the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Rs 15.82...

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Govt to generate $1 billion through auction of 27.8MHz next-gen mobile spectrum

The government is set to generate more than $1 billion by offering minimum spectrum for telcos in the upcoming auction for Next...

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3G, 4G users reach 98.12 million after mobile subscribers exceed 183 million

By the end of March 2021, Pakistan had 183.20 million mobile users, up from 181.27 million at the end of February, a...

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PTA launches new online system to block lost and stolen mobile phones

A new automated system for the blocking of lost, stolen and snatched mobile phones has been launched in Pakistan, system is named as,...

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Is 5G technology harmful to health? Court serves notice to PTA

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has given a notice to Pakistan Telecommunication Technology (PTA), requesting information on whether 5G technology is detrimental...

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PTA issues mobile device manufacturing regulations

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued the Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) regulations and now it has started receiving applications for mobile device...

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PTA takes up suspension of accounts over Kashmir with Twitter

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has taken up the suspension of Pakistani users’ accounts who were tweeting about the right of self-determination of...

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PTA hints at making off-net calls cheaper

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has hinted at making off-net calls even cheaper by reviewing the Mobile Termination Rate (MTR). According to...

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PTA introduces measures to block spam, unsolicited calls and messages

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has introduced measures that would be helpful for the public to block spam, unsolicited calls and messages. PTA...

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Pakistan is planning to rollout 5G in 2022-23

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced accelerated plans for 5G deployment as part of its annual report on Sunday. Pakistan is creating...

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Pakistan should have its own YouTube, Facebook offices: Islamabad court

Pakistan is making efforts to convince YouTube, Facebook, and other social media giants to establish their offices in the country. It was...

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Zong serves Rs 600 billion damages claim to PTA

China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak) Limited, doing business in Pakistan under brand name Zong 4G, has filed a Notice of Claim of Rs...

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TikTok Blocked 4 Million Videos and Suspended 25,000 Accounts in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) revealed on Monday that ByteDance application TikTok removed 4 million videos and suspended 25,000 accounts from the short...

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PTA decides to unblock TikTok in Pakistan

On Monday, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority said that TikTok is going to be unblocked “after assurance from management that they will block...

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PTA, TikTok hold virtual meeting to unban app in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and TikTok officials are in discussion to unban the app in Pakistan after a virtual meeting held on...

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Pakistan bans TikTok for ‘immoral, indecent’ content

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Friday blocked video-sharing app TikTok, citing “immoral and indecent” content. According to a press release, in view...

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DIRBS Fetches Whopping Rs 45.4bn Tax from Mobile Phones – FBR

Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS) developed by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has assisted in generating an enormous Rs 45.4 billion...

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PTA blocks Tinder, four other online dating and streaming apps in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked five dating and live streaming applications in Pakistan, Tinder, Tagged, Skout, Grindr, and SayHi, according to...

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3G, 4G users in Pakistan reach 82.7 million by end July 2020: PTA

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) revealed the number of 3G and 4G users in Pakistan which crossed 82.7 million by the end...

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Samsung to set up smartphone assembly plant in Pakistan

Minister of Industries and Productions Hammad Azhar shared great news for Pakistan as leading smartphone manufacturer Samsung is considering to set up...

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Pakistan among top 5 markets with largest volume of ‘TikTok videos removed over violations’

Most popular video-sharing app TikTok has revealed content moderation mechanism according to which it removes any inappropriate or potentially harmful video content...

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IHC directs regulating authority to lift PUBG ban

Today, the Islamabad High Court revoked the suspension and directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to “immediately” lift the PUBG ban. Islamabad High...

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PTA blocks Bigo, issues final warning to TikTok to control ‘immoral, obscene content’

PTA has blocked live streaming app Bigo and issued a final warning to video-sharing service TikTok citing obscenity, vulgarity and immortality. Pakistan...

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Pakistani Esports Players OutCry Against PUBG Ban

Currently, if you check the trending hashtags on twitter the most tweeted topics in Pakistan are #ImranKhanPUBG and #UNBANPUBG. Esports players are...