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PTA Introduces Facial Verification for SIM Cards in Major Fraud Crackdown
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is launching a fresh crackdown on fraudulent telecom activities. To achieve this, the regulator is introducing facial verification for all…
PTA Blocks 18.2 Million Illegal SIMs, Fines Operators Rs4.2 Billion
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked 18.2 million illegal SIMs and imposed penalties worth Rs4.2 billion on cellular mobile operators as part of a…
PTA Warns Public Against Fabricated Notice on Fraud Calls
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has declared a notification circulating on social media, which warns against answering calls from the number 051-7080507, to be fake.…
PTA Reveals Massive SIM Fraud Network in NA Committee Briefing
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has recovered the biometric data of six hundred thousand people during raids conducted jointly with the Pakistan Telecommunication…
Telecom Operators Seek Industrial Power Tariff as Task Force Seeks Data
The telecom industry has submitted detailed data to the government’s Joint Task Force examining the demand for an industrial electricity tariff for telecom operators, with…
RoW Deadlock Risks Slowing Pakistan’s Digital Ambitions
Pakistan’s push to build a high-speed digital economy and expand 5G services could run into an infrastructure bottleneck as the government withdraws legislation aimed at…
Internet Returns to Azad Kashmir After Three-Month Blackout
Mobile internet service has begun to be restored in various districts of Azad Kashmir after remaining suspended for three months, with several areas already reconnected…
Telecom Industry Urges Government to End Direct G2G Contracts
Pakistan’s telecom industry has urged the government to abolish a procurement rule that allows direct government-to-government contracts. The industry says the provision is limiting opportunities…
PTA Imposes Rs38.9 Million Penalty on Jazz Over SIM Violations
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has imposed a Rs38.9 million fine on Pakistan Mobile Communication Limited (Jazz). The penalty relates to alleged violations involving the…
Hike Looms for Internet Rates in Punjab as Infrastructure Costs Rise
Telecom operators have urged Punjab authorities and the federal government to intervene after charges for laying and maintaining cables at the Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate (QIE)…
AJK Internet Services to Be Restored in Phases Within Two Days
Internet services across Azad Jammu and Kashmir will be restored within two days, newly elected Prime Minister Iftikhar Ali Gillani announced on Saturday. Services, suspended…
PTCL Secures Five Awards at ‘Dragons of Pakistan 2026’
Continuing its legacy of marketing excellence, Pakistan largest telecommunication and integrated ICT services provider, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has secured five awards at the…
