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PTA asked to extend the deadline for mobile phones registration

The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology has asked Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to postpone the October 20th deadline...

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Oct 18 · >

PTA just launched DIRBS, its system to block stolen/smuggled mobile phones

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) launched on Thursday the Mobile Devices Identification, Registration and Blocking Regulation System (DIRBS) to block...

May 10 · >

PTA’s smuggled phone blocking system is launching this week

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is launching a comprehensive initiative to discourage smuggling and theft of mobile devices, by blocking...

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May 8 · >

PTA to launch a system to block snatched and smuggled mobile phones

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in its move to eradicate stolen and smuggled phone from the country is launching a...

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Dec 5 · >

PTA will establish a system to block stolen phones

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in an interesting move, has announced that it will soon establish a system which will...

Sep 13 · >

3000 Complaints Received by PTA for Blasphemous Content on Social Media

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has stated that it received north of 3000 complaints concerning blasphemous content on social media....

May 10 · >

More than 150 Facebook Pages containing blasphemous contents blocked

Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar, stated in a letter to National Assembly that about 152 Facebook Pages have been blocked...

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Apr 18 · >

PTA blocks over 900 URLs of banned organizations in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked over 900 uniform resource locators (URLs) and about 10 websites of proscribed organizations,...

Mar 22 · >

25 Facebook pages blocked in Pakistan for violating local laws in 2016

Facebook reveals in “Government Requests Report 2016” the requests governments made to access users’ accounts, which increased to about...

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Dec 23 · >

Cybercrime Bill could give PTA unprecedented power to govern the Internet

The government’s new cybercrime bill could give Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) the power to become a regulating body of...

Jul 1 · >

PTA’s restricted list includes a large number of porn-free websites

Recently it has come to light that Pakistan Telecommunication Association (PTA), in their efforts to block pornographic websites, is...

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Feb 10 · >

Here’s why PTA has banned the use of DECT 6.0 cordless phones

A few days ago, many of you may have received a text message from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)...

Aug 10 · >

National Assembly orders PTA to block 25,000 terrorist websites

National Assembly’s session on Information and Technology raised its concerns over thousands of websites being operated by terrorist organizations....

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Aug 7 · >

YouTube rolls out fresh update while Pakistan still waits for the site to be unblocked

YouTube has tweaked their interface a bit – the site has given their video player a sleek makeover that...

Aug 4 · >

Should you use Hotspot Shield to access blocked websites?

The idea of Facebook and social networking was very new to me when it was blocked in the country...

Apr 20 · >

PTA badly needs a better filtering mechanism

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, these days, can be aptly described as a troll who doesn’t want us to be happy...

Mar 23 · >

WordPress.com has been temporarily blocked in Pakistan

In an unfathomable turn of events, famous content management platform WordPress.com has been blocked from access in Pakistan. WordPress.com,...

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Mar 22 · >

YouTube has been unblocked in Pakistan – by mistake

YouTube has been unblocked in Pakistan as confirmed from several users who have been able to access the website...

Feb 26 · >

PTA has extended SIM Verification Deadline

At the moment, SIM verification seems the most difficult task for students and professionals. For all the lazy people...

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Feb 25 · >

IMDb blocked! Yet We are not Shocked

Disclaimer: We apologize in advance if the issues, remarks or sarcasm in this article offends any person, mindset or...

Nov 21 · >

Reports Suggest That Apple Has Plans to Start Making Touchscreen Macbooks

According to the reports, MacBook Pros releasing in 2025 can have touch screens with OLED displays A recent report...

Jan 13 · >

A brief look at Pakistan’s decade long history of Social Media bans: 8 times & counting

Pakistan’s digital industry had demanded that the government focus on the country’s digital transformation rather than moving ahead with...

Apr 17 · >

FBR collected over Rs. 23 Crore in revenue from imported mobile phones this year

In a recent meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecom, an official of Federal Board of...

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Jul 17 · >

Fake mobile device registrations could lead up to 7 years of imprisonment

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in partnership with the FIA is reportedly stepping up efforts to curb fake mobile device...

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Jun 1 · >