Tag: Pta
PTA rejects hike in water tariff
Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) Chairman Hamid A Zahur has rejected the upward revision of water tariff for industry, terming it uncalled.
Zahur said that the...
Starting Aug 1, mobile SIMs will be activated after biometric evaluation
Cellular phone companies will not activate Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) on the previous pattern, starting Friday.
According to media reports, a Pakistan Telecommunication Authority notification...
PTA discontinues roaming facilities on Afghan SIMs
Following orders of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has discontinued roaming facilities on Afghan Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) in Pakistan,...
PTA to hold 3G, 4G license award ceremony on 22nd
After issuance of NOC, companies will be able to launch 3G, 4G services commercially
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday indicated to hold a ceremony...
3G, 4G tech auction not possible sans PTA board
Chairman sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication, Senator Muhammad Zahid Khan, on Thursday maintained the decision of Senate Standing...
PTA wants removal of mobile towers near borders
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has asked the government to take up with India and Afghanistan the issue of removing cellular towers near the...
Handle your complaints well, IT minister asks PTA
Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rahman has directed Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to make complaint handling system more effective and robust to...
Dr Ismail appointed as acting chairman PTA
The government has appointed Dr. Ismail Shah as an acting chairman of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).
According to the official sources, Dr. Ismail Shah had...
Being homosexual, progressive or perverted?
PTA blocks country’s first homosexual website
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked access to the country’s first website designed to help homosexuals meet and support...
SC sees no harm in late night phone chats
Supreme Court judge Justice Tassadaq Hussain Jillani has said no one can be stopped from talking over the telephone at night unless they misuse...
SIMs easier to purchase than potatoes: PHC CJ
Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to draft legislations for combating the menace of illegal SIMs.
The court was hearing a...
Text, call bundle packages not to be discontinued, PTA clarifies
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) spokesperson said on Friday that its directive about discontinuing chat services did not include SMS and voice call “bundle”...
SC orders IHC to decide PTA chairman appointment case within 7...
The Supreme Court has directed the Islamabad High Court to decide the case pertaining to the appointment of chairman and member of the Pakistan...
PTA seizes 89 exchanges in 2013
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) with the help of the Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) confiscated 89 exchanges and arrested 21 persons in 22 raids...
YouTube to make a comeback after Eid
The ban on YouTube may be lifted after Eidul Fitr, according to a media report on Friday.
The report quoted Federal Minister for Science and...
Enforcement of Pak-Indonesia PTA to triple bilateral trade
Implementation of Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Indonesia and Pakistan can play a significant role in resolving the issues of business community at both...
Transportation plan approved for polls
The district government of Rawalpindi approved the transportation plan for the May 11 general polls after the Punjab government directed the Regional Transport Authority...
