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PTA launches new portal to compare mobile packages

PTA set to block SIM cards registered on invalid, expired CNICs

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has warned mobile users that SIMs registered on invalid, cancelled, or expired  National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) identity cards may be blocked or suspended. A regular campaign has been launched on social media platforms to make citizens aware of this. The awareness message issued by the PTA

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TikTok moves beyond social media platform, adds shopping, sports content

  BEIJING (Kashmir English): TikTok has been gradually moving beyond its original role as a social media platform as it added features such as TikTok Shop, local discovery maps, search tools, games, hotel booking services, and pursuing a fintech licence. According to TechCrunch, the move is part of the steps towards becoming a “super app”,

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Facebook, Instagram face global outage

Facebook, Instagram face global outage

NEW YORK (Kashmir English): The services of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram have been affected all over the world, including Pakistan, due to which users are facing difficulties. According to users, they are facing difficulties in sending messages and posting on Meta’s sub-platform, Facebook. Instagram and Facebook down: App not working amid major outagehttps://t.co/AByK1128Jq

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PTA blasphemous content

PTA warns users against sharing fake news, blasphemous content

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has warned mobile phone users about sharing misleading, hateful, defamatory, blasphemous, or anti-state content. In a statement, the telecom authority has urged users to use social media responsibly and warned them that sharing blasphemous, anti-state, pornographic content, and false news is a crime. It said that users

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X services

X services down globally, including Pakistan, users face difficulties

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Users are facing difficulties using X, formerly known as Twitter, since Monday afternoon globally, including Pakistan. According to the internet tracking monitor Downdetector, more ‌than 9,800 reports of issues with the social media platform have been made since 9 AM Eastern Time, Reuters reported. X was also down ​for ‌over 1,300 users

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Right of Way telecom bill

IT Ministry clarifies concerns over Right of Way provisions in new telecom bill

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has clarified that the Right of Way (ROW) provisions included in the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, are intended to accelerate telecom infrastructure development and improve internet connectivity while fully safeguarding private property rights. In a press release, the Information Technology Ministry said that

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