KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the ministry of commerce to examine the equal mutual benefits to Pakistan and Turkey before concluding the Preferential Trade Agreement, a statement said. Unisame President Zulfikar Thaver said that the PTAs are always welcome but it should equally benefit both countries. “We need to … Read more
PTA has asked all licensees for CTDISR 2020 audits. PTA has a “Cyber Security Framework.” PTA will produce a final report based on the evidence. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has established a “Cyber Security Framework” based on the Critical Telecom Data and Infrastructure Security Regulation (CTDISR) that sets auditors’ and licensees’ obligations. The National Cyber … Read more
PTA has formulated “Cyber Security Framework”. The framework is based on Critical Telecom Data and Infrastructure Security Regulation. It defines the obligation for auditors and PTA’s licensees. PTA has developed a “Cyber Security Framework” after thorough discussion; and consultation with the telecom industry and top cyber security experts. This framework, which outlines the duties of … Read more
PTA has taken cellular mobile operators (CMOs) to task for threatening to shut down telecom services. CMOs have proposed an increase in tariffs due to prevailing inflationary trends. PTA issued a letter jointly to Telenor, Jazz, and Ufone dated June 24, 2022. PTA issued a warning to the telecom companies a few days ago. The … Read more
Telecom firms warned the government of probable connectivity breakdowns if the power crisis continues. Telecom carriers say rising fuel prices have limited BTS backup. The operators warned PTA they may declare force majeure if disruptions persist. Telcos Have Issued a Warning to the PTA Ahead of the Planned Load-Shedding of Data and Signals. Telecom firms … Read more
Following the rise of WhatsApp, Telegram, and Facebook Messenger, SMS is no longer widely used for texting. Nowadays, everyone has access to mobile internet, so subscribing to an SMS package makes little sense. Nevertheless, we continue to receive an inordinate amount of SMS spam on our phones from telemarketers, telcos, ISPs, random pest control companies, … Read more
PTA issues a public statement in response to reports about a new Domain Name System. The telecom authority states that it will not establish centralized DNS control. The authority is only automating the blocking of illicit content from the Internet. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issues a public statement in response to reports about a … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance had invited cellular mobile industry in their meeting on June 17 to get an input on the budget proposals related to the telecom industry. The representatives of three mobile operators provided suggestions on the rationalisation of the general sales tax (GST) on telecom services, as well as a … Read more
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has resumed issuing Long Distance International (LDI) licenses. Cyber Internet Services Pvt. Limited was issued the first license. Cyber Internet Services has been granted an LDI license after meeting all legal conditions. After an eight-year hiatus, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has resumed issuing Long Distance International (LDI) licenses. After resuming … Read more
Customers of Jazz, the country’s major cellular carrier, have reported service outages all around the country. Customers complained that their signals had vanished. They were unable to make calls or use data services. Customers of Jazz, the country’s major cellular carrier, have reported service outages all around the country. Customers complained that their signals had … Read more
Two Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs), Telenor Pakistan and Pakistan Mobile Communication Ltd, paid the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Rs 19.39 billion (equal to $98.49 million) as the third instalment of license renewal fees (Jazz). The money has gone into the Federal Consolidated Fund (FCF). With this contribution, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s total deposits in the Federal … Read more
Internet connections were affected across Pakistan amid rumours that the federal government had decided to suspend them in light of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march. The administration has issued an emergency instruction to suspend mobile phone service in 11 regions across the country. Gujarat, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha, Khushab, and Mianwali are among these … Read more
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has issued an explanation about abolishing mobile phone taxes from April 15. A user on the social networking site Twitter asked the PTA whether they will abolish the tax on mobile phones from April 15. Currently all users are liable to pay applicable FBR duties to complete the registration process. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Zong 4G, Pakistan’s cellular and digital services frontrunner and the CSR leader in the local ICT arena, has signed an agreement with the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to promote gender inclusion in the workplace and beyond, a statement said. Since its inception, inclusion of women at all levels of employment and society has been … Read more
Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited was incorporated in Pakistan on May 30, 1998. The principal activity of the company is to manufacture and sale Pure Terephthalic Acid. Lotte Chemical is the only world-class manufacturer and supplier of Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) in Pakistan with a capacity to deliver 500,000 tonnes every year through its state-of-the-art plant … Read more
KARACHI: Supersecure and Falcon-i have signed an agreement for SOC As-a-Service (SOC365®) to monitor, detect, report, and remediate the security issues at Falcon-i, a statement said. The fully managed SOC365® solution by Supersecure, will help Falcon-i to not only comply with local and international compliance regulations, but will also harden their security posture against the … Read more
Joyo Technology Pakistan Pvt Ltd and BIGO Service Pakistan Pvt Ltd, which make the popular video-sharing apps Snack Video and Live/Likee, have registered with the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) for the first time under the “Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules, 2021,” respectively. A statement issued by the PTA … Read more
According to our sources at PTA, a fault in one of the international underwater cables, the SMW4, has been recorded, resulting in degraded internet access across the country. PTCL has notified ISPs across Pakistan that an outage on one of the international upstream networks has happened once more. Standard procedures to offer consumers with uninterrupted … Read more
On the directions of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the cellular mobile operators have extended free calling facility on their own network to users with zero balance, stranded in Murree and Galliat areas. “In view of an emergency situation in Murree and Galliat areas, the mobile phone users, currently present in these areas with no balance, … Read more
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issued SIM cards using biometric verification; however, due to an increase in the number of false SIM cards being issued, the PTA is considering switching to Live Finger Detection (LFC) devices. According to the media reports, fake SIM cards have become a major problem for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the … Read more
KARACHI: The Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) on Wednesday signed memoranda of understandings (MoUs) with Korangi Association of Trade and Industries (KATI) and Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) to collect garbage from the Korangi industrial area and carry out sanitation work. Read more: Chinese company paying less salaries to sanitary workers, admits SSWMB Welcoming the … Read more
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will launch a new initiative, Asaan Mobile Account (AMA) on Monday, December 13, 2021, a statement said. The initiative has been developed under the National Financial Inclusion Strategy with the objective to bring further ease in remote account opening under branchless banking. This means that the customers would … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Mobile manufacturing in Pakistan is part of the government’s “Make in Pakistan” policy, which will boost domestic exports, a senior official said. “Our vision is to make Pakistan a hub of mobile phone manufacturing and export and the export of mobile phones will soon start that will earn foreign exchange for the country,” Adviser … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday lifted the ban on TikTok after assurances from the social media platform. PTA restored the services on assurances that the popular video-sharing platform will control immoral and indecent content. The statement added that following the imposition of the ban on July 20, 2021, PTA remained in contact … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The talks on further progress on the proposed Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Pakistan and Vietnam are likely to take place in the middle of November this year, a diplomat said. Vietnam’s Ambassador to Pakistan Nguyen Tien Phong said that the bilateral talks on the proposed PTA would be held under the framework of … Read more
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced on Wednesday that the telecom services in the country were operating on a “normal routine” after a “fault” in a submarine cable was fixed. “Work was completed last night. All telecom services are operational as per normal routine,” tweeted PTA while giving an update on the submarine cable fault. Submarine … Read more
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked more than 175,000 illegal Internet Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) devices since it introduced a mechanism to prevent the use of stolen mobile phones under the Device Identification Registration & Blocking System (DIRBS). Besides, the authority identified and blocked around 26.03 million fake and replica mobile devices from the … Read more
Pakistan production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants has surpassed the number of mobile phones imports, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced. A report by the PTA said that during Jan-July 2021, the manufacturing of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants was 12.27 million. Whereas, Imports of mobile phones were recorded at 8.29 million. 26 … Read more
