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AJK govt issues draft policy for 5G testing

AJK govt issues draft policy for 5G testing

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has taken official steps to start 5G testing in their territory. The testing will let telecommunications companies check their network operations and spectrum management, together with their compliance testing activities, before they start national commercial services. The AJK government has shared a draft policy with Pakistan’s Ministry

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Is Islamabad Safe City using Israeli surveillance software?

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Several reports are circulating on social media that the Islamabad Safe City project has been using Israeli-origin surveillance software in cameras for more than a year. The discussion erupted over social media after the Financial Times reported that Israel had used traffic and security cameras in Tehran to gather intelligence about Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah

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Instagram to notify parents on teen suicide searches

  CALIFORNIA (Kashmir English): Instagram said it would alert parents if their teenagers repeatedly search for terms related to suicide or self-harm within a short period. The decision comes amid growing pressure for governments to follow Australia’s ban on the use of social media for under-16s. In January, Britain said it was considering restrictions to

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5G mobile devices to flood Pakistani market ahead of spectrum launch

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The government of Pakistan has also started the process to roll out advanced 5G compatible phone devices ahead of the spectrum auction. The 5G spectrum auction is scheduled for March 10 while the Ministry of Industries has also initiated the move to roll advanced compatible phone devices. The 4G coverage area

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Govt pushes ahead with smartphones financing scheme

Smartphone prices set to rise sharply in coming months: report

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The problem of RAM shortage around the world is now affecting smartphones after computers, according to a report by the technology analyst company IDC. The global smartphone market share is likely to decline by 12.9% during 2026. According to the report, in fact, the smartphone industry is going to face a crisis

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AJK: Leepa people to get better telecommunication services

  LEEPA VALLEY (Kashmir English): Following directives from the Azad Kashmir government and special efforts by Pakistan Army GOC Murree, engineers from various companies including Telenor, Zong, Jazz, and Ufone, under the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and SCO (Special Communications Organization), visited Leepa Valley. During the visit, Assistant Commissioner Tehsil Leepa, Syed Qamar Kazmi, accompanied these

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WhatsApp launches option to share past group messages with newcomers

  CALIFORNIA (Kashmir English): Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has introduced a long-awaited option that allows new group chat members to see recent conversation history sent before they joined the group. The Group Message History feature gives group admins and existing members the option to share between 25 and up to 100 recent messages with someone

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PTCL internet services disrupted nationwide amid major outage

Mobile internet becomes luxury as monthly packages cross Rs 1,000

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): In Pakistan, it is becoming increasingly difficult for mobile phone users to get mobile internet and call packages as telecom companies have significantly increased their prices over the past year. While the prices of packages have been increased due to this wave of inflation, the amount of data in many offers has

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AJK govt issues draft policy for 5G testing

5G services to be launched in Azad Kashmir from March 10: PM Faisal Rathore

MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore on Monday said that 5G services would be launched from March 10 across the region. In a statement issued by the Press Information Department (PID), the premier said that trials would begin shortly, for which a policy letter has already been issued, and

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