Internet
Hike Looms for Internet Rates in Punjab as Infrastructure Costs Rise
Telecom operators have urged Punjab authorities and the federal government to intervene after charges for laying and maintaining cables at the Quaid-e-Azam Industrial Estate (QIE)…
New Vocabulary Emerges for Modern Tech Annoyances in 2026
A wave of new vocabulary is capturing shared frustrations with modern technology, from intrusive pop-ups to endless captchas and forced AI features. Terms like “dickover,”…
Pakistani Courts Are About to Decide if Your Kids Can Use TikTok Anymore
A lawyer petitioned Pakistan’s Islamabad High Court to introduce legislation preventing children and teenagers under 16 from creating social media accounts. The petition cites cyberbullying…
Traders Urge Internet Restoration as Muzaffarabad Reopens
Traders and transporters in Muzaffarabad division have demanded the immediate restoration of internet services as they announced markets and public transport would resume normal operations…
Pakistan to Deploy Secure Below-Internet Mobile Network for 10,000 Government Users
Pakistan’s government will deploy a sovereign, secure, below-internet mobile network for at least 10,000 officials to stop critical information leaks. The CDWP cleared the plan…
Nayatel Increases Prices of Home Internet Packages
Nayatel has increased prices across its home internet packages effective July 1, 2026, citing rising operational costs. The 70 Mbps package rises by Rs300 to…
Internet Services Suspended in Azad Jammu Kashmir for One Week
Authorities have suspended internet and mobile phone services across Azad Kashmir (AJK) from 11:30 pm, with the blackout expected to remain in place until June…
StormFiber Faces Outage, Knocking Thousands Offline During Eid
Saboteurs cut StormFiber’s underground fibre cables at three separate locations in Gulzar-e-Hijri, Karachi on Wednesday morning. The attack disconnected thousands of subscribers during the Eid…
The Internet We Loved Is Gone, and Big Tech Killed It
Google’s AI search overhaul is not a product update. It is the final confirmation that the internet built to empower users is finished. What replaced…
Lawmakers to Investigate Internet Outages and Diesel Shortages at Telecom Towers
A Sub-Committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications will meet on June 1, 2026, to investigate persistent internet disruptions and reports…
Iran Plans Fees for Hormuz Subsea Internet Cables
Iran has announced plans to impose fees on the world’s largest technology companies for using subsea internet cables running beneath the Strait of Hormuz, according…
Pakistan Approves In-Flight Internet and Mobile Services Via Satellite Licence
Pakistan has approved a plan to allow internet and mobile services on flights, with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) drafting a formal in-flight satellite licence.…
PTA Issues District-Level Internet Licenses Across Pakistan
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has begun granting district-level Class Licenses for Internet Services starting January 1, 2026, across the country. The licenses are issued…
