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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, 5 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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Telecom services suspended in Pakistan amid calamitous floods
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Amid the devastating flood situation in the country, the internet and telecommunication services have been suspended in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, announced the country's telecommunication regulator, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
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After brief period of suspension, internet and mobile services restored in
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Amid devastating floods across Pakistan and frequent power outages, the internet and mobile services in Balochistan were restored on Friday after hours of suspension, the country's telecommunication regulator, Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) said. The cou
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Floods in Pakistan cause suspension of internet service
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 25 (ANI): Heavy rains and floods in Pakistan are likely to cause more internet outages in the country.
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Pakistan's central, northern parts witness internet outages amid heavy rai
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 19 (ANI): Heavy rains and floods on Friday caused internet outages in Pakistan's central and northern parts of the country.
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Peshawar High Court seeks progress report from Pak authorities on blocking
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): The Peshawar High Court on Wednesday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to produce a progress report on the steps taken for blocking "unlawful contents", including "immoral material", on TikTok, a Chinese short-video app.
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Peshawar HC asks Pakistan Authorities to ban 'immoral content' shared on C
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 30 (ANI): The Peshawar High Court on Saturday has issued a written order to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ban "immoral content" shared on TikTok, a Chinese short-video app, local media reported.
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Pakistan suffers from faults in internet submarine cable supply
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 14 (ANI): Pakistan continues to suffer due to faults in internet submarine cable supply despite promises by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to amend it.
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Pakistan announces suspension of phone services in Islamabad during OIC su
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 17 (ANI): Pakistan's Ministry of Interior Affairs has announced the suspension of phone services in Islamabad during the extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
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Pakistan authority announces restoration of TikTok services
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 20 (ANI): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has restored the services of TikTok on assurances of the platform to "control immoral and indecent" content.
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