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Pakistan Struggles with Slow Internet Speeds, Ranks 198th Globally
Pakistan has been ranked 198th globally in internet speed, according to the latest report from the World Population Review. The average mobile internet download speed…
PTA Makes VPN Registration for Freelancers Simple with Mobile Numbers
ISLAMABAD: A virtual private network (VPN) can now be registered using a mobile phone number, according to the country’s internet regulator. To facilitate the legitimate,…
Is Elon Musk’s Internet Company ‘Starlink’ Coming to Pakistan?
Islamabad: Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja stated at a Senate Standing Committee hearing on IT and Telecommunication on Thursday, December…
No Evidence of Internet Slowdown or VPN Blockage, PTA Chairman Clarifies
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman Major General (R) Hafeezur Rehman rejected claims on Thursday that the country’s internet was experiencing slow speeds. He also confirmed…
P@SHA Chief Promises Internet Speed Improvements in Three Months
ISLAMABAD: Sajjad Mustafa Syed, Chairman of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), has pledged to resolve the country’s ongoing slow internet issues within three months.…
Final Day to Register VPNs and Keep Them Active
To block unregistered VPNs, PTA has set today as the deadline. Despite PTA’s repeated requests, no one has responded to their extension request from November…
Pakistan’s IT Minister Defends Internet Restrictions: Here’s All We Know!
Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Minister of State for IT and Telecom, made it clear on Thursday that Pakistan’s internet limits are for security reasons, not to…
VPN Ban Could Cost Pakistan’s IT Industry $1 Billion, Warns P@SHA
The Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) has raised alarms about the severe impact of the government’s decision to ban Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), warning that…
IT Ministry Plans to Train 15,000 Pakistanis in New and Specialized Technologies
Enrolling under the “Capacity Building of IT Industry in Specialization Technologies & Platforms,” the 15,000 students will be trained for complex technologies like BlockChain, Machine…
Pakistan’s tech exports witness sharp 27% drop in May 2022
Pakistan’s tech exports have taken a plunge for the first time since February 2021, as new data reveals that the country’s exports in the tech…
Digital Pakistan Policy expected to be launched by the end of August
The Digital Pakistan Policy (DPP) 2021 – a comprehensive policy dictating the crucial elements needed to tap into the global digital market and empower Pakistanis…
P@SHA congratulates Call Centers in Sindh on the Sales Tax Exemption on their Exports
P@SHA would like to congratulate the Call Centers in Sindh on the sales tax exemption on their exports. Previously, call centers were charged 3% sales…
Pakistan becomes the worst country for IT exports with zero facilities, as India leads in the region
An alarming report by the Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT and ITeS (P@SHA) has revealed that after the recent withdrawal of the tax exemptions…
