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Pakistan Activates SEA-ME-WE 6, Officially Connecting to One of the World’s Fastest Undersea Cables
Pakistan has taken a major step in expanding its global internet footprint by joining the newly launched SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system, a 19,200-km fiber route designed to speed up data traffic between Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. The…
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Data Leak Saga, Privacy Concerns Cast Shadow Over Jazz-NADRA Collab
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Jazz and NADRA Technologies Limited (NTL) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration on digital services, identity verification, and customer facilitation.…
Jazz Overcharging Case Lands in Public Accounts Committee
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The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication has referred the Jazz overcharging case to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) after an audit revealed…
PTA Confirms Massive Data Leak, Senate Panel Demands Urgent Protection Laws
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The Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) briefed the Senate committee on the alarming issue of nationwide data leaks. The PTA chairman, Major General…
CCP Confirms Two-Week Timeline for PTCL-Telenor Merger Decision
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The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) says it will decide on the PTCL-Telenor merger within two weeks. The regulator is in Phase II of its…
Telenor Flags Regulatory Hold-Up in Pakistan as Asia Moves Swiftly on Telecom Mergers
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Telenor has raised concerns over prolonged regulatory delays in approving the sale of Telenor Pakistan to PTCL, more than 21 months after the deal was…
IT Ministry Confirms New Submarine Cable Project for Pakistan
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The Ministry of IT and Telecommunication has confirmed that Pakistan will be connected to three new submarine cables within the next 12 to 18 months.…
NA Panel Grills IT Ministry over Submarine Cable Cuts, Internet Slowdown
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The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Syed Aminul Haque, was briefed about the current internet slowdown in Pakistan. Officials confirmed that…
PTA Chairman Reinstated as IHC Suspends Removal Order
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In a significant legal turn, the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) division bench has suspended Justice Babar Sattar’s decision to remove Major General (retd) Hafeez-ur-Rehman as…
MoITT Opens Applications for Pakistan Digital Authority Member Role
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The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoITT) has opened applications for a senior leadership role at the Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA). The position, created…
Pakistan Senate to Examine Ufone–Telenor Merger, Spectrum Auction, and Jazz Rs6.58bn Case
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The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication is preparing for a crucial session on September 19, 2025. The agenda includes the Ufone–Telenor merger,…
Telenor Pakistan Market Share Declines as PTCL Merger Faces Delays
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Telenor Pakistan’s cellular market share continues to shrink at a time when its proposed merger with Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has also hit regulatory…
PTA to Block Unregistered Mobile Devices in Pakistan
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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that all unregistered mobile devices will soon be blocked from local networks, urging citizens to register their phones…
Shaza Fatima Confirms Major Telecom Recovery Progress
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Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, said telecom recovery teams have restored 90% of towers that went down during the floods.…
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