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Will mobile services be suspended in Peshawar on Ashura? For how long?
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Interior Department has announced a temporary shutdown of mobile phone services in Peshawar on Muharram 9 and 10, in view of heightened…
Jazz, Zong Top PTA Complaint List as 10,000 Consumer Complaints Filed in May
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) received more than 10,000 complaints from telecom consumers in May 2025 against various operators. According to official data, 9,792 complaints—97.92…
PTCL-Telenor Merger Delay Stalls Pakistan’s 5G Spectrum Auction
The proposed PTCL‑Telenor merger has stalled Pakistan’s 5G spectrum auction, now postponed by over four months due to incomplete regulatory filings. The Competition Commission of…
Poor Internet Services in Waziristan and Balochistan Draw Senate’s Concern
Poor internet services in deprived areas of Waziristan and Balochistan came under sharp scrutiny as the Senate Functional Committee on Government Assurances convened at Old…
Pakistan’s Telecom data usage soars to 27,897 petabytes in 2024-25
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) reports a significant rise in telecom data consumption over the last three years. Data usage jumped by 37.84%, from 20,235…
Z SAIS Cloud by Zong Debuts as Pakistan’s First AI-Enabled Cloud Platform
In May 2025, Zong 4G (CMPak Ltd.) formally unveiled Z SAIS Cloud, Pakistan’s first AI-enabled, fully locally hosted cloud platform. Aimed at strengthening the nation’s…
IT Minister Pushes for 5G Spectrum Auction as Advisory Committee Meeting Sought
Federal Minister for IT and Telecom Shaza Fatima has called on Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to urgently convene the Auction Advisory Committee, paving the way…
MVNO Framework Delay Raises Concerns in Telecom Market
The long-awaited MVNO framework delay has created uncertainty in Pakistan’s telecom market, as the policy—aimed at inviting new investments and enabling small telecom players—awaits approval…
PTCL’s Acquisition of Telenor Pakistan Faces Fresh Delay
ISLAMABAD: The long-anticipated PTCL acquisition of Telenor Pakistan has hit yet another roadblock, with regulatory approvals still pending and the transaction now expected to close…
PTA Blocks thousands of Illegal Sims as Crackdown continues
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has escalated its nationwide crackdown on illegal SIM cards, successfully blocking over 163,000 such connections across the country’s provinces. Beyond…
PTA Introduces Free WiFi Hotspots for Students Across These Universities
In celebration of reaching 200 million telecom subscribers, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced a nationwide initiative to install free WiFi hotspots for students…
Govt to block 5 Million SIMs linked to expired CNICs
The federal government has initiated a systematic operation to block nearly 5 million mobile phone SIMs registered under “expired or canceled CNICs”, in a decisive…
