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PTA QoS 2016 Survey Results: Zong has the fastest internet and the best service

In 2014, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority introduced Next Generation Mobile Services (NGMS) in Pakistan through four popular Cellular Mobile Operators...

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Apr 18 · >

Faster internet coming as Pakistan to get its first Internet Exchange Point

Pakistan will be getting it’s very first Internet Exchange Point soon, a step that would see a considerable increase...

Nov 20 · >

Government imposes 8% minimum tax on service providers irrespective of profit or loss

The Government has imposed 8% tax on the gross revenue earned by service providers in Pakistan. This applies to...

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Jul 2 · >

Pakistani citizens paying highest taxes globally for using Telecom services

Thank you to the Punjab government’s move of imposing 19.5% taxation charges on internet usage, Pakistan has rocketed up...

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Jun 12 · >

100,000 Students to Receive EVO Broadband Internet Devices from HEC

Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) is one of the biggest internet providers in Pakistan, recently they joined hands with Higher...

Jun 9 · >

PTA Received Over 17,000 Complaints Against Telecom Operators in March 2023

According to data released by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), around 16,956 (99.2 percent) of the 17,092 complaints against...

May 3 · >

Overhead Cables Should Be Laid Underground in Karachi- Cable Operators Association

The cable network, Internet service providers, and cable operators have decided to join the Sindh government’s campaign to beautify...

Oct 22 · >

PTA Has Increased The Fixed Broadband Download Speed

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has reviewed the existing Broadband Quality of Service Regulations, 2014, and has issued revised Fixed...

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Sep 29 · >

Are VPNs Even Left Private After The PTA New Announcement? What To Use Instead Of VPNS Now?

PTA has been a national villain for some years now and it has launched its new tactic recently because...

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Sep 14 · >

Did Youtube Briefly Shut Down by PTA during Imran Khan’s speech?

On Tuesday, September 6, some internet users in Pakistan reported being unable to access the video-sharing site YouTube. This...

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Sep 7 · >

Inconsistent PTCL Network Is Causing Pakistan’s IT Professionals To Suffer On Regular Basis

PTCL is the biggest landline internet provider in Pakistan which is connected to most of the other major internet...

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Aug 25 · >

InfraZamin and HBL facilitates Multinet for greater digital reach and transmission across Pakistan

Karachi, Pakistan – 18 August 2022: InfraZamin Pakistan’s partial credit risk guarantee cover of PKR 1,575 million (US$7.6 million)...

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Aug 22 · >

PTA denies “speculations” that it is implementing a centralized DNS

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday dismissed news reports carried by a section of media regarding the new...

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Jun 21 · >

Prime Minister Imran Khan emphasizes on protecting the youth from unethical online content

Prime Minister Imran Khan emphasized the protection of the youth from online immoral content in a recent meeting on...

Oct 25 · >

Mobilink Microfinance Bank launches Digital Application DOST- to facilitate banking on the Go

Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) has launched ‘Dost’, a mobile-based application that provides a complete...

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Jul 15 · >

PM Imran Khan forms body to review controversial social media rules

Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted an inter-ministerial committee to review the controversial social media rules. The controversial social...

Mar 31 · >

PTA blocks 500,000 ‘objectionable’ TikTok videos

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has blocked access to around 500,000 objectionable videos on the popular video-sharing application TikTok in...

Mar 23 · >

“Amend Social Media Rules By April 2”, IHC tells the government

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) gave till April 2 to the government to make amendments to the new social...

Feb 26 · >

Facebook blocked in Myanmar as military rule tightens

Myanmar is going through some pretty turbulent times as of late, with the recent coup plunging it back into...

Feb 5 · >

Telenor: The Covid-19 digitalisation wave makes its mark on 2021 tech trends

Digitalisation efforts in every corner of society will accelerate in the wake of Covid-19, predicts Telenor Research. From new...

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Jan 28 · >

Tech giants and other stakeholders have outright rejected new social media rules in Pakistan

The Government announced new social media rules yesterday which not only included heavy fines up to Rs. 500 million...

Nov 20 · >

Govt publishes controversial social media rules featuring Rs500m fines and 24hr content removal notices

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT)  has just published the Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content...

Nov 19 · >

Rules for the blocking and removal of unlawful online content set by the Federal Government

The Federal Government has notified the rules for the blocking and removal of unlawful content online for 2020. The...

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Oct 21 · >

PTA urges users to register their VPNs by the end of June – or face consequences

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has issued a public notice stating that all users must register their Virtual Private Networks...

Jun 9 · >