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A representational image of a SIM. — AFP/FileIn Pakistan, telecom providers give out free SIMs (subscriber identity modules) and people also tend to have more of them than needed, leading to scores of SIMs not being used and kept…

Gujarat based Concept Medical, a multinational medical devices company, has announced that it has received its fourth Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for the…

Pakistan blocked Wikipedia for failing to remove offensive or blasphemous material, the country’s telecommunications body announced on Saturday. The move was taken after Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) degraded Wikipedia services…

China-based short-video platform reportedly removed 15,351,388 videos in Pakistan for violating Community Guidelines. According to a report in Dawn, the number ranks second in the world for the largest volume of videos taken down in Q2…

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority's logo. — PTA websiteISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has clarified that it has not centralised the Domain Name System (DNS).In a statement, the regulatory authority,…

Qais Mohamed Al Yousef Oman’s Minister of Commerce & Industry & Investment Promotion will visit India this week eyeing to push the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) close on the heels of India-UAE CEPA opening up opportunities for…

The PTA logo. Photo: FileISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants exceeded the number it imported during January to July 2021.According to a statement issued by the Pakistan Telecommunication…