PTA Hosts Stakeholder Consultation on VPN Registration and Facilitation
November 29, 2024Pakistan’s VPN policy threatens access for ordinary internet users
November 29, 2024Amid the looming “do-or-die” protest announced by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on November 24, the federal government has decided to partially suspend internet and mobile services in Islamabad and other areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, sources told Geo News on Thursday. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority will activate its firewall for mobile internet service from November 22 and the aforesaid services will be suspended from November 23, added the sources. These steps have been taken to prevent users from downloading media from social media platforms.
