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PTA Working With NADRA to Launch Home-Based SIM Issuance
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is working with NADRA to introduce SIM issuance through the Pak ID platform. The move aims to let people get…
PTA Data Suggests “Decency and Morality” Drives 69% of Pakistan’s Web Censorship
PTA’s Web Analysis Division data reveals “Decency and Morality” accounts for 69% of all blocked URLs at a 99.06% takedown rate
PTA Has Blocked More URLs Than Some Countries Have Internet Users
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked over 1.54 million online URLs across major digital platforms by July 2026. Official PTA data shows a takedown rate…
Pakistan Enforces Telecom Equipment Standards Regulations 2024 to Ensure Global Safety Standards
The government has officially enforced the Telecom Equipment Standards Regulations, 2024. Consequently, all telecommunication equipment manufactured, imported, sold, or used in Pakistan must now comply…
Mobile Phone Prices Likely to Rise Amid Global Chip Cost Surge
Rising costs in the global semiconductor and smartphone chip market have raised fears of another increase in mobile phone prices in Pakistan. Industry sources said…
CCP Says PTCL-Telenor Merger Oversight Unaffected by KPMG’s Reported Pakistan Exit
Independent oversight of Pakistan’s largest telecom merger will continue uninterrupted despite the reported decision of KPMG to exit Pakistan, with the Competition Commission of Pakistan…
PTA Blocks 903,000 SIMs Registered to Deceased Citizens
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked more than 1.8 million illegal SIMs over the past seven months as part of an intensified crackdown on…
Mobile and Internet Services Suspended Across Parts of Rawalpindi for Chehlum
Mobile phone and internet services have been temporarily suspended in several parts of Rawalpindi as part of security arrangements for Chehlum processions marking the martyrdom…
PTCL Set to Acquire Pakistan’s Largest Digital Wallet, Easypaisa
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has taken the first formal step toward acquiring Easypaisa, Pakistan’s largest digital financial services platform. According to well-placed sources who…
Govt Targets Top 50 Global Ranking with New National Connectivity Plan
Pakistan is set to nearly triple its average fixed broadband speed under a new National Connectivity Plan designed to expand digital infrastructure and narrow the…
PTA Tightens Grip on Ufone-Telenor Merger With New Directives
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed the newly merged Ufone-Telenor entity to submit complete details of its legal, financial, administrative, and operational structure, making…
PTCL Launches Flash Fiber Azaadi Offer 2026 With Free SHOQ TV Box
To mark the National Independence Day, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the country’s leading telecom and ICT services provider in Pakistan, has launched the PTCL Flash Fiber Azaadi Offer 2026.…
