Tag: PTA
Paving roads for 5G internet in Pakistan’s digital landscape
News Desk | GVS: Did you know much about technology before becoming the Minister of State for IT? I have actually spent more than 20...
Pakistan crosses 150 million mobile subscribers milestone
News Desk | Pakistan ended April with 150.1 million mobile subscribers, up from 144.53 million in December 2017, according to a report from the Pakistan...
Babar Awan files a petition in IHC seeking a ban on...
News Analysis | The Islamabad High Court (IHC) received a petition seeking a ban on speeches of the disgraced former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. It...
Indonesia allows unlimited kinnow import from Pakistan
News Analysis | Indonesia’s commerce minister on 26th January announced the lifting of the quota embargo on kinnow imports from Pakistan, allowing shipment of an...
Pakistan demands more work visas from Saudi Arabia
News Analysis | The concluding session of the 11th Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC) was held in Islamabad from January 16-17th and co-chaired by...
Kinnow exports skyrocket: Exports to Indonesia boost to $48 million
News Analysis | Export of Kinnow (citrus fruit) from Pakistan to Indonesia has surged by a staggering 150 percent to $48 million in the current...
Pakistan beats India to 5G Internet
News Analysis | Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that Pakistan will be the first country in South Asia to test 5G services, in its...
5G technology coming to Pakistan?
News Analysis | A few months ago, Anousha Rehman, Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication stated that the introduction of 5G in Pakistan would accelerate...
Withdrawal of NATO forces and its adverse impacts on Afghan exports
According to an observation, withdrawal of NATO forces is a prime factor in declining exports to Afghanistan. Worsening law and order situation and increasing...
What is the government up to with Ramazan bill & PTA:...
With Ramadan approaching in a few weeks’ time, Pakistanis are making the necessary preparations. The legislators are also at work to 'uphold the sanctity'...
Is Siasat.pk banning part of an Orwellian control by the Government?
On May 5th, popular Pakistani news forum Siasat.pk found that their Facebook page had disappeared with no intimation, warning, notification, or explanation by Facebook....
Top 5 Cellular Networks in Pakistan
Telecommunication in Pakistan has skyrocketed since last 10 years. Close to 125m people in Pakistan have cell phones and the need for landlines has...
Good News: Facebook will probably not be Banned for Now!
Interior Ministry informed Islamabad High Court that Facebook administration has removed 85 percent of the blasphemous content from its website, 40 different sites, on...
Pakistani Govt’s War against “Social Media”?
News Analysis Pakistani government, criminal justice system and key institutions are creating the impression, for the public, as if there is a war going on...
