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Pakistan records a 45% boost in mobile phone imports during July-Nov FY21: PBS

Pakistan imported $724.85 million worth of mobile phones during the July-November period of FY2020-21, according to data released by...

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Dec 21 · >

DIRBS brings in PKR 90 billion in custom duties in 2019-2020

In a press release, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has revealed that since the implementation of the Device Identification Registration...

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Dec 9 · >

FIA airport officials involved in stealing passenger’s data for illegal mobile registration

The Director of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime department Afzal Butt has told the Senate Standing Committee on...

Jul 11 · >

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 · >

PTA begins the process of blocking 2.8 million illegal smartphones in Pakistan

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has started blocking unregistered mobile phones in Pakistan. Under the blocking process which started on...

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May 3 · >

High Court orders PTA to make decision about unregistered mobile phones in 30 days

The hearing of the case regarding blocking of unregistered mobile phones by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) recently took...

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Apr 25 · >

PTA’s decision on deadline of blocking unregistered phones challenged in High Court

The mobile companies in Pakistan have challenged the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) decision to block unregistered phones in the...

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Apr 16 · >

Govt set to launch DIRBS & Cyber Crime Act in Gilgit Baltistan and AJ&K

The government on the instructions of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) is all set to implement Cyber...

Apr 12 · >

Mobile imports observed a major decline during first 8 months of FY2018-19

The first 8 months (July-Feb) of 2018-19 witnessed a major decline of 9.1% in the imports of mobile phone...

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Mar 19 · >

Senate board recommends a change in mobile phones registration system

A Senate body has requested the ministry of information technology (IT) to review the proposed registration system for mobile...

Mar 14 · >

This unexpected flaw in the airport system could allow phones to be smuggled

In spite of the Pakistani government’s initiative to limit the smuggling of phones by introducing Device Identification Registration and...

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Feb 21 · >

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 · >