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FIA airport officials involved in stealing passenger’s data for illegal mobile registration
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The Director of the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime department Afzal Butt has told the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication that FIA’s…
Fake mobile device registrations could lead up to 7 years of imprisonment
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in partnership with the FIA is reportedly stepping up efforts to curb fake mobile device registrations. FIA has started arresting both…
PTA begins the process of blocking 2.8 million illegal smartphones in Pakistan
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has started blocking unregistered mobile phones in Pakistan. Under the blocking process which started on 30th April, PTA aims to block…
High Court orders PTA to make decision about unregistered mobile phones in 30 days
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The hearing of the case regarding blocking of unregistered mobile phones by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) recently took place at Islamabad High Court (IHC).…
PTA’s decision on deadline of blocking unregistered phones challenged in High Court
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The mobile companies in Pakistan have challenged the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) decision to block unregistered phones in the Islamabad High court (IHC) on Friday.…
Govt set to launch DIRBS & Cyber Crime Act in Gilgit Baltistan and AJ&K
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The government on the instructions of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) is all set to implement Cyber Crime Act (PECA, 2016) and Device…
Mobile imports observed a major decline during first 8 months of FY2018-19
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The first 8 months (July-Feb) of 2018-19 witnessed a major decline of 9.1% in the imports of mobile phone devices. The cost which stood at…
Senate board recommends a change in mobile phones registration system
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A Senate body has requested the ministry of information technology (IT) to review the proposed registration system for mobile phones and allow people coming from…
This unexpected flaw in the airport system could allow phones to be smuggled
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In spite of the Pakistani government’s initiative to limit the smuggling of phones by introducing Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS), an inherent loophole…
PTA asked to extend the deadline for mobile phones registration
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The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology has asked Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to postpone the October 20th deadline for the new phone registration systems…
PTA to launch a system to block snatched and smuggled mobile phones
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in its move to eradicate stolen and smuggled phone from the country is launching a new system called Device Identification, Registration…
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