September 8, 2026
Pakistan's satellite internet licensing framework requires operators to build gateways on Pakistani soil, route all domestic traffic through them and enable interception — and explicitly excludes AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, where coverage would help most.
August 30, 2026
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has determined that every prepaid recharge must stay valid for at least 180 days from 1 October 2026, and that expired balance must be reinstated when a user tops up again — but only while the SIM is still active. There is no cash refund.
August 8, 2026
The Lahore High Court has held that confidential bank customer data constitutes property in law, and that employees who misuse official access to it may be liable for criminal breach of trust. The ruling came in a case involving Rs104 million transferred using fake SIM cards.
July 16, 2026
Pakistan's telecommunications regulator has imposed total fines of approximately Rs740 million on all four major mobile operators — Jazz, Zong, Ufone and Telenor — for violations including the activation of SIM cards without subscriber knowledge or physical presence, failures in biometric verification, and inadequate franchise oversight. In one case involving Ufone, raids recovered more than 12,600 active SIMs and biometric devices used in unlawful activations.
June 27, 2026
Pakistan's telecom regulator has granted technical approval for the merger of Telenor Pakistan into Ufone, subject to strict consumer and competition safeguards, with only court clearance now pending.
June 26, 2026
Pakistan has approved the regulatory framework that finally opens the door to Starlink and rival satellite operators, yet officials still cannot say when service will actually begin.
Listen to the article Islamabad: The eighth Pakistani-Azerbaijan Committee’s Eighth Council ended in Islamabad on Friday, where the two sides confirmed their commitments in basic areas and called for supporting cooperation in areas such as energy, trade, defense and agriculture. The meeting was co -chaired by Federal Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Defense Minister for the Vugar Valeh Oglu Mustafayev defense industry. Both sides agreed to implement Azerbaijan-Pakistan’s preferential trade agreement (PTA) signed in July 2024, as well as exploring consortia and investment by businesses from both countries. They expressed their commitment to facilitate cooperation between customs authorities and
A woman holds US dollar bills in this picture taken on May 30, 2022. — Reuters The PTA report reveals that there are 196 million telecom subscribers. CMOs see peak investment of $431 million in 2023-24: report. The report shows that the deployment of 5G requires significant investment. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s telecom sector has seen a drop of over 20% in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which totaled $46 million in FY 2023-24, compared to $58 million in the previous fiscal year, 2022- 23, The News reported on Tuesday. FDI inflow was lower than outflow, with investment inflows at $46 million, while
Islamabad: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has informed a parliamentary committee that a former IT secretary had issued an illegal policy directive allowing certain long distance and international (LDI) service providers to pay fees in installments. Former IT secretary Capt (Retd) Muhammad Mehmood had been removed after a controversy erupted over the leave, which was beyond his purview and an illegal act. The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications held a meeting on Monday, headed by Senator Palwasha Khan, to discuss the issues facing the telecom sector. Giving tax exemption of Rs 54 billion to LDI companies was
Islamabad: Mobile operators (MOAs) are mandated to provide uninterrupted service to their customers, except as specified in the Telecommunications Act and related regulations. However, there are no circumstances where CMOs can disconnect or block service to any customer. This was the gist of a letter written by the telecom industry to the Ministry of IT & Telecom and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). While the intention of the Income Tax General Order (ITGO) may be to penalize non-compliant individuals or encourage them to come into the tax net, the specific measure being passed is not given due consideration. Neither legal
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