The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday has issued notice to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in the petition filed against the ban on social media app Tik Tok. According to the details, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has summoned a senior PTA officer in person. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition filed by Ashfaq … Read more
TikTok ban by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been challenged in the Sindh High Court. According to the petitioner, the ban is a violation of Article 19 of the Consitution and over 20 million people use the video-sharing app, TikTok. Article 19: “Every citizen shall have the right to freedom of speech and expression, … Read more
The Chinese video-sharing app TikTok officials approached the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) two days after it was banned in Pakistan. According to the details, to curb “immoral or indecent content”, TikTok officials have agreed on an effective mechanism for negotiations. Khurram Mehran, the PTA spokesperson, said that TikTok in other countries was banned for several … Read more
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) took notice of the news regarding tax deduction on mobile recharge on the social networking website and issued an explanation. A statement issued by the PTA spokesperson said that after the permission given by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in April 2019, mobile phone operators will be required to recharge … Read more
Pakistan’s leading Tiktoker Jannat Mirza has supported Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)’s move to ban TikTok in Pakistan. According to the details, Jannat Mirza said that she is in Japan and meanwhile she received the news of the ban on Tiktok in Pakistan. Tiktok star gave her opinion and said that she herself supported a ban … Read more
TikTok Banned: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked Chinese-based video-sharing app TikTok after the company failed to comply with the instructions for “development of an effective mechanism for proactive moderation of unlawful online content”. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said that this measure was taken after they received a multiple complaints from different segments of society … Read more
You might have received a text message from a shortcode ‘8484’ recently. The shortcode is used by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to inform you should register your mobile phones otherwise, they will be blocked. PTA mobile registration has been made mandatory for all Pakistanis to register their cellular devices with the PTA. PTA mobile … Read more
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has again asked TikTok to block vulgar, indecent, immoral, nude content immediately for viewership in Pakistan. The regulatory said in a statement that, “PTA has done so keeping in view the negative effects of indecent/immoral/nude content available on the platform.” The statement further read, “PTA has approached TikTok to immediately ensure … Read more
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has approached YouTube on Wednesday once again to delete and block vulgar and indecent content immediately from the site. PTA has announced the news on its official Twitter account stating that, “PTA has once again approached @YouTube to immediately block vulgar, indecent, immoral, nude, and hate speech content for viewing … Read more
Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has blocked 5 dating and live streaming applications, including Tinder, Tagged, Skout, Grindr and SayHi. PTA said in the notification, “In view of negative effects of immoral/indecent content streaming through above applications, PTA issued notices to the management of above-mentioned platforms for the purpose of removing dating services & moderate live … Read more
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has ordered YouTube to immediately remove content based on immoral, obscene, nudity and hate speech in Pakistan. According to details, PTA has issued the instructions in view of the extremely negative effects of inappropriate / immoral / pornographic material on YouTube and the presence of hate speech and sectarian material … Read more
Good news for all the PUBG lovers, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has finally decided to uplift the ban from online mobile game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). PTA has announced to unban PUBG in a series of tweets. PTA tweeted, “The Authority expressed its satisfaction on measures adopted by PB so far, and emphasized on continued engagement … Read more
Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Major General (retd) Amir Azeem warned on Tuesday that social media websites and online gaming platforms in the country would be shut down because of the non-cooperation of the concerned companies. He said this while talking to a group of Youtube Vloggers along with the focal person Arsalan … Read more
TikTok, a China-owned short-form mobile video application, on Wednesday responded to Pakistan ‘s final notice about “obscene” material, saying the top priority of the company was to maintain “a safe and positive in-app environment”. TikTok spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday that the company deployed “a combination of technologies and moderation strategies to detect … Read more
Popular mobile game PUBG has been banned in Pakistan on 1st July, 2020. The game lovers have reacted to the news and have been asking the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to lift the ban. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”waqar-zaka-other-pubg-lovers-demand-justice-from-government”] Social media sensation Waqar Zaka has also come forward to speak against the ban. He asked Prime Minister … Read more
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has uploaded the teaser for Season 8 on July 9, 2020. According to the details, the next season of PUBG will begin on 22nd July on PC and July 30 on consoles. It is to be noted that the teaser also has a reference to Sanhok, which recommends that the map may … Read more
The fate of online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) will be decided tomorrow that is July 9th by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). PTA will decide if the ban on the game will be extended or removed for the use. According to details, the authority has issued a hearing notice to all respondents. The meeting will … Read more
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) website has reportedly been down after it banned PUBG in Pakistan. According to PTA’s spokesman, the website’s server got down due to heavy traffic on the site. It is because of the public response to PUBG’s ban caused the traffic on PTA’s website. The spokesman further said that the PTA is … Read more
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has again extended the deadline for blocking mobile devices in the wake of the Coronavirus. According to a statement issued by PTA, all GSMA approved IMEIs on mobile networks, which are not yet registered with PTA, are required to register such IMEIs. The PTA has been extended till July 3 … Read more
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) was directed by Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday to decide to ban famous mobile phone online game, Player Unknown Battlegrounds (PUBG) in the country. According to the details, Justice Atir Mahmood headed a division bench of the LHC and heard a petition from a citizen, Faizan Maqsood against the online … Read more
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been extended the deadlines of Mobile device blocking to June 3 due to Coronavirus outbreak. According to the details, extension was made to ensure easy access to the people and social distance in the current situation. The statement of PTA said, “The extension has been given to provide relief and … Read more
Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has extended the deadline for blocking unregulated IMEIs by 30 days. PTA has extended the date amid coronavirus in order to provide facilitation and relief to the people and also to make sure social distancing is maintained. The blocking of mobile devices that compliant with PTA regulations … Read more
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) stated, “a net increase of around 15% in internet usage was witnessed since last week as the country fights against COVID-19”. PTA further stated that in a press release that the increase has been observed due to increased online activities by educational institutions and businesses and, ‘work from home’ policy … Read more
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday issued a contempt notice to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) The notice issued over the body’s failure to notify rules contemplated by the legislature under sub-section (2) of Section 37 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah presided The bench. Awami Workers … Read more
The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has allowed non-commercial trials for the latest 5G wireless technology for digital cellular networks in Pakistan. According to details, PTA has allowed two private mobile operators to conduct needful tests to check the usability and delivery of the technology. The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has also formed a … Read more
PTA confirms the news about the suspension of the ‘Telecom Company’ as bogus Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a clarification in which they confirmed that the news regarding the suspension of a renowned Pakistani Telecom company is fake. According to details, PTA gave a statement in which they made it clear that fake news … Read more
The successful implementation of the new mobile phone registration system, introduced by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), has resulted in a significant increase in commercial imports of mobile phones. According to statistics available with the media, commercial import of mobile phones has increased by 110 per cent in one year. In the year 2018, 9,564,424 … Read more
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) informed the cabinet secretariat of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee that more than 9 million websites have been blocked in the country. Chairman PTA Major General (R) Amir Azim Bajwa during the meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee told that more than 9 million websites have been blocked in Pakistan. … Read more
