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TikTok unbanned in Pakistan after ten days!
TikTok has finally been unbanned in Pakistan after 10 days. TikTok was banned in Pakistan on October 9, 2020, owing to immoral and indecent content…
TikTok holds virtual meeting with PTA for restoration
According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) official twitter account, PTA and the management of the number one video-sharing platform in the world held a…
PTA to officially start banning content that violates ‘decency and morality’
Upon the consultation of concerned stakeholders, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MOITT) has drafted a new series of rules that bound service providers…
PTA creates regulatory framework for IoT and 5G ecosystems
In view of the latest trends of IoT and 5G, PTA has created an industry working group. The aim of this working group is primarily…
PTA blocks thousands of anti-Islamic, anti-State URLs
In a recent report to the Parliament, PTA said it had identified at least 59,712 anti-Islam URLs on different websites and has blocked around 46,431…
PM Imran Khan bashes TikTok, says it spreads “vulgarity and obscenity”
According to Minister of Information Shibli Faraz, the Prime Minister has ordered government departments to ban apps like TikTok, as he believes that they are…
PTA responds to #BanPTA gamers complaints regarding packet loss – all services working “fine”
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has responded to numerous complaints regarding packet loss. The regulator has checked with all internet service providers and has clarified that…
PTA drafts new regulations to promote local manufacturing of smartphones
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) drafted the “Mobile Device Manufacturing Regulations and Authorization” on Tuesday. This new set of regulations aims to encourage local production…
Tinder’s management willing to talk with PTA, Grindr CEO ‘disappointed’ with app ban
The Chief Operating Officer of Grindr, Rick Marini has expressed his disappointment in the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority’s decision to ban their application along with four…
Disrupted cellular connectivity in lesser than 6% areas of Karachi due to heavy downpour: PTA
Mobile operators are working round the clock to restore connectivity in various areas of Karachi as rains wreak havoc on the provincial capital. Being the…
PTA has blocked Tinder, Tagged and various other dating apps
In view of the negative and immoral use of certain dating and live-streaming apps, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has blocked services of Tinder, Tagged, Skout, Grindr…
PTA denies rumours of AWS being blocked in Pakistan
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has taken to twitter to debunk rumours going around saying that Amazon Web Services have been blocked by them in…
PTA is going to take ‘immediate’ legal actions against non-licensed Internet Providers
Public notification has been posted by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority today via twitter according to which the illegal internet providers in the country would be banned.…
