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PTA Fines Zong Rs. 116.7 Million Again Over Illegal SIM Issuance
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) imposed a massive penalty on China Mobile Pakistan (Zong). Specifically, PTA fines Zong Rs. 116.7 million for a second time…
Pakistan Locally Assembles Over 11 Million Mobile Phones in First Five Months of 2026
Pakistan’s local mobile phone manufacturing and assembly industry continued to expand in 2026, with domestic plants producing and assembling 11.17 million mobile handsets during the…
Govt Plans New Telecom Law With Rs50 Million Fine for Blocking Network Towers Installation
The federal government is preparing major telecom law reforms that would give operators wider powers to deploy infrastructure across Pakistan. The draft also proposes fines…
How Overseas Pakistanis Can Avoid PTA/FBR Mobile Phone Taxes for 120 Days
Mobile connectivity often becomes a headache for overseas Pakistanis right after landing in the country. To solve this, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) offers a…
PTA Slaps PKR 116.7 Million Fine on Zong Over Illegal SIM Activations
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has imposed a massive penalty of PKR 116.7 million on China Mobile Pakistan (Zong). The regulator found serious regulatory violations…
PTA Slaps PKR 116.7 Million Fine on Telenor Pakistan for Illegal SIM Sales
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has imposed a massive PKR 116.7 million fine on Telenor Pakistan. The regulator discovered severe violations of SIM sale and…
Budget 2026-27: FBR/PTA Mobile Phone Taxes NOT Reduced Despite IT Minister’s Push
The hype is officially dead. For months, continuous chatter surrounded the potential reduction of mobile phone taxes in Pakistan. Consumers eagerly anticipated relief in the…
FY Budget 2026-27: Govt Targets Rs27.685bn from 4G/5G Licences, Raises Mobile Levy
The federal government has projected Rs27.685 billion in revenue from 4G and 5G licences for FY2026-27, according to budget documents released Friday. The allocation exceeds…
Pakistan Restricts Indian Content Amid Cyber Drive
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked 202 hostile digital assets between April and May, citing national digital security as the primary justification for the enforcement…
Pakistan Mobile ARPU Rises to Rs 326 Amid Telecom Sector Growth
Pakistan’s Mobile Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) has increased to Rs 326 per month in December 2025, rising from Rs 306 in 2024–25, according to…
Jazz and Zong Lead PTA QoS Survey as Ufone and Telenor Lag Behind in Q1 2026
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has released the results of its Quality of Service (QoS) survey for the first quarter of 2026, covering January to…
IT Minister Calls For Lowering PTA/FBR Taxes on Mobile Phones
The sitting IT Minister, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, recently took a bold stand against heavy smartphone taxation inside the National Assembly (NA) of Pakistan. She actively…
Stop Paying for Services You Never Wanted: PTA Issues VAS Management Codes for All Operators
PTA has directed all cellular mobile operators to give customers clearer access to their Value Added Services subscriptions through operator-specific USSD codes. Users can now…
