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Pakistan: Special court doesn't allow media coverage of cypher case
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The decision, stemming from the official secret act special court, emphasises the need for confidentiality in handling the cypher case.
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Pak telecom authority announces 'partial suspension' of mobile services ti
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Several complaints have been received as consumers claim that mobile services are being affected in some areas at different times while some people are facing a complete shutdown, Geo News reported.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority restores internet services across cou
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The PTA said in its statement that access to social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and YouTube was also being restored in the country.
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US raises concern over human rights, press freedom in Pakistan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
"The United States wants to see the upholding of the democratic principles and law in Pakistan," Vedant Patel said in a statement while reacting to political developments in Pakistan.
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Amnesty International calls on Pakistan Telecommunity Authority to restore
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Amnesty International statement comes after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Tuesday suspended mobile broadband services across the nation after former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest.
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority suspends mobile broadband services af
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority confirmed that it had suspended mobile broadband across the country on the interior ministry's instructions.
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Pakistan's complete ban on websites indicates lack of understanding
Updated : 3 years ago IST
After Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's intervention, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) uplifted the ban on Wikipedia, but such arbitrary banning decisions by the apex internet regulatory body are not new, the Tribune reported.
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Pakistan chose extremist Islam over economic stability: Report
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In 2020, Pakistan threatened legal action against Google and Wikipedia for "disseminating sacrilegious content," regarding Islamic beliefs held by minority Muslim sects.
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Wikipedia ban shows "inconsistent attempts by Pakistani authorities to res
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The people could not access Wikipedia for two days until Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued directives to restore it on February 6.
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Pak Telecom Authority degrades Wikipedia services for non-removal of "blas
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has degraded the services of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia in the South-Asian country for not removing the sacrilegious contents despite issuing a notice, the official release of Information and Communication Technology services of Pakistan
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Pak lawyers move court for ban on "un-Islamic" movie Joyland
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A group of lawyers moved the Peshawar High Court on Monday to ban the movie Joyland and remove its trailers from social media. The petition filed by the lawyers demanded a response from the federal government, law, and justice ministry, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Pakistan Electron
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Pakistani netizens express fear as telecom authority crackdown on encrypte
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 16 (ANI): Pakistani netizens are expressing fear of state surveillance after the country's telecom authority announced that it would crack down on virtual private networks (VPNs), a means by which personal data remains hidden or encrypted, media reports said.
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