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Pakistan orders all illegal internet calls banned instantly

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman on Friday instructed that all illegal calls coming from abroad should be blocked without any further notice. Chairing a review meeting of Grey Trafficking Monitoring attended by Dr Ismail Shah, Chairman, PTA, Akhlaq A Tarrar, Secretary IT, Azmat Ranjha, Additional Secretary IT, Anusha Rahman, directed that […]


Minister assures transparency in 3G auction

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ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information Technology (IT) and Telecom Ms Anusha Rahman Khan has assured full government support and complete transparency to the prospective investors bidding for the upcoming spectrum auction of next generation mobile services in Pakistan. At Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) she assured PTA of her full support. She said the ministry […]


PM’s approval sought to reopen YouTube

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ISLAMABAD: In a bid to reopen social media website YouTube soon in Pakistan, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has dispatched a summary to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, seeking necessary approval prior to his departure to United States, The Nation learnt on Saturday. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to visit New York on […]


PTA given three-day deadline to fix YouTube problem

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ISLAMABAD: The government has put the ball into the court of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for re-opening YouTube, as the regulator has been given a three-day deadline to put a mechanism in place to stop the uploading of blasphemous content. “We have developed IT solutions to block around 4,000 URLs having blasphemous content with […]


Nawaz to decide issue of YouTube after Eid

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will take a final decision on re-opening of YouTube in Pakistan after Eid Ul Fitr in accordance with the recommendations prepared by an inter-ministerial committee. According to an announcement made by Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) on Wednesday, the Minister of State for IT&T, Anusha Rahman, has directed to convene […]


Anusha expresses reservations over delay in IT projects

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Islamabad: The Minister of State for Information Technology (IT) Anusha Rahman expressed serious reservations regarding the unnecessary delays in the IT projects implemented by the departments across the country. She expressed these views during a meeting regarding the review of Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2013-14 IT projects of Pakistan Computer Bureau (PCB) and Electronic […]