Mobile Data Services Disconnected in Select Localities Amidst Nationwide Protests
Islamabad, April 19, 2021: User reports indicate that mobile data has been disconnected in select locations across different cities in ...
Islamabad, April 19, 2021: User reports indicate that mobile data has been disconnected in select locations across different cities in ...
Islamabad, 16 April 2021: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has confirmed shutting down multiple social media and messaging applications in the country. ...
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) approached the top management of social media app Twitter to immediately block and remove “malicious" ...
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has lifted the ban on video-sharing platform TikTok, which was imposed for the second time ...
March 25, 2021 - The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has sent a registration form to social media companies to appoint ...
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