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Technology

Govt identifies people selling CPID, patched devices

SIM disowning charge of up to Rs200 will be applicable from Jan 1

Published 28 Dec, 2023 12:43pm

Technology

PTA warns people against fraudulent links on WhatsApp

Deceptive tactics are designed to trick individuals into clicking on malicious links, says PTA

Published 23 Dec, 2023 02:02pm

Pakistan

Do not pay SIM return charges for now: PTA

PTA clarifies mobile operators cannot demand SIM return charges before Dec 31

Published 04 Dec, 2023 04:57pm

Technology

PTA announces SIM disowning charge

Fee will apply on SIMS having less than six months retention period

Published 21 Nov, 2023 05:11pm

Pakistan

No new mobile phone operator awarded licence, clarifies PTA

Says PTA in active communication with PTML to launch ‘ONIC’

Published 12 Aug, 2023 10:36am

Pakistan

Mobile phone services suspended in these Pakistani cities on 9, 10 of Muharram

Interior ministry issues guidelines to PTA

Updated 28 Jul, 2023 05:54am

Technology

Pakistan introduces temporary PTA phone registration facility for expatriates

Expatriates can now use their phones for four months without paying PTA tax

Updated 18 Jul, 2023 09:49pm

Life & Style

Cable operators win promise of a govt crackdown against OTT platforms

The association chairman says OTT platforms are hurting their revenue

Published 21 Jun, 2023 07:35pm

Pakistan

PTA cracks down on illegal ISPs in Lahore and Rawalpindi

Raids were made in conjunction with the FIA

Published 18 May, 2023 09:17pm

Technology

Twitter, Facebook, YouTube down again shortly after restoration

Govt restored internet services on Friday evening after three days

Updated 13 May, 2023 01:21pm

Pakistan

Wikipedia services degraded in Pakistan over ‘sacrilegious content’

The free online encyclopedia platform was approached by the authority for the removal of the content

Published 01 Feb, 2023 07:01pm

Life & Style

Mehwish Hayat’s lawyer says FIA hasn’t removed defamatory social media content

FIA is claiming that we are working, and a progress report has also been submitted

Updated 24 Feb, 2023 01:51pm

ملک کے مختلف شہروں میں انٹرنیٹ سروس بند، صارفین پریشان

بحالی کے لئے متعلقہ آپریٹرز کے ساتھ کام کیا جارہا ہے

Updated 19 Aug, 2022 11:23am

Technology

Fact check: Will internet not work in Pakistan for the next two days?

PTA has refuted claims by a local media organisation

Updated 25 May, 2022 09:47pm

یوٹیوب، ڈاکٹر اسرار کے چینل کو بند کرنے کے فیصلے پر نظرثانی کرے: پی ٹی اے

اسلام آباد: پاکستان ٹیلی کمیونیکیشن اتھارٹی (پی ٹی اے) نے یوٹیوب...

Published 06 Apr, 2022 04:06pm

Pakistan

PTA says 3.94m mobile phones assembled locally in Feb

Says 0.36 million mobile handsets were imported in the same month

Updated 04 Apr, 2022 10:52am

Business

Govt ‘allows’ expats to use imported mobile phones for 120 days

New system also checks the abuse of Device Identification Registration and Blocking System

Published 08 Mar, 2022 08:47am

Technology

Number of 3G and 4G users reaches 109.72m by Jan-end

The number of cellular subscribers in Pakistan increased by 1.8m

Updated 03 Mar, 2022 01:43pm

پی ٹی اے نے ڈھائی کروڑ جعلی اور نقلی موبائل ڈیوائسز کو بلاک کردیا

پاکستان ٹیلی کمیونیکیشن اتھارٹی (PTA) نے تقریباً 26.03 ملین جعلی اور...

Published 02 Mar, 2022 05:04pm

Pakistan

Internet services disrupted across Pakistan due to submarine cable fault

Telco regulator says arranging ad hoc bandwidth to reduce outage effect

Published 22 Feb, 2022 04:57pm

Pakistan

Petition in LHC seeks PUBG ban after another violent tragedy

Punjab police recently arrested a 'PUBG-influenced' teen who killed mother, three siblings in Lahore

Updated 29 Jan, 2022 06:22pm

Pakistan

Govt increases withholding tax on mobile recharge to 15 per cent

General Sales Tax (GST) at 19.5 per cent is also being charged on mobile services

Published 19 Jan, 2022 07:37pm

Pakistan

Submarine cable fault slows down internet speed in Pakistan

This is the second time in less than a month that the international submarine cable has developed a fault

Published 13 Jan, 2022 11:52pm

پی ٹی اے کا مری میں پھنسے ہوئے سیاحوں کو مفت کالنگ کی سہولت دینے کا اعلان

کراچی: مری اور گلیات کے علاقوں میں ہنگامی صورتحال کے پیش نظر...

Published 09 Jan, 2022 07:24pm

Must Read

Faulty undersea cable causing slow internet: PTA

Telco regulator says they are making alternate arrangements by providing additional bandwidth to service providers

Published 22 Dec, 2021 01:32pm

Science

Cellular devices: PTA issues safety steps to limit radio frequency exposure

By Tahir Amin ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued precautionary measures to limit...

Published 03 Dec, 2021 10:35am

Business

PTA lowers Mobile Termination Rates to Rs0.5 per min from January

By Tahir Amin ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has revised the downward Mobile Termination...

Published 27 Nov, 2021 12:19pm

Pakistan

Pakistan unbans TikTok for the fourth time

PTA restores social media app after assurance that it will control immoral/indecent content

Updated 20 Nov, 2021 02:37pm

Must Read

Removal of ban on TikTok: PTA sets condition for social app?

By Tahir Amin ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) would consider withdrawing ban on TikTok in...

Published 05 Nov, 2021 09:32am

ٹک ٹاک کے سینئیر حکام کا پی ٹی اے ہیڈکوارٹرز کا دورہ

ٹک ٹاک کی سربراہ پبلک پالیسی ایمرجنگ مارکیٹس اور ہیڈ آف گلوبل سی...

Updated 03 Nov, 2021 03:59pm