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Grey traffic

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THERE are times when the determination to make money through any means possible finds ingenious methods. Consider, for example, the matter of grey traffic that has become a problem in recent years. This refers to international telephone calls made to Pakistan that are hijacked by illegal gateway exchanges off the legal routes and sent on […]


PTA launches service to trace grey traffic

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KARACHI: The PTA has asked phone users to report incoming international calls on their devices that show up as local numbers. A press release issued by the PTA on Wednesday said: “The government is incurring huge financial loses due to the illegal landing of international calls into Pakistan also known as grey traffic.” The process […]


PTA ‘ill-equipped’ to trace grey traffic

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LAHORE: As the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) does not have the latest equipment to trace grey traffic, illegal exchanges are causing a loss of billions of rupees to the national exchequer annually. Apart from financial aspect it has to be checked how many illegal exchanges are being run for militant activities after the Green Town […]