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Pakistan online fake ID merchant allegedly helped Russian operatives

April 17, 2021 News Centre 0

Pakistani one of two founders of an online fake ID business that prosecutors say helped Russian operatives get a toehold in the US. Read more…

Pakistan to block popular social media app TikTok after court order

March 12, 2021 News Centre 0

Pakistan will block popular social media app TikTok after a court order, a spokesman for the country’s telecoms regulator said. Read more…

Pakistani student’s five-second ‘Pawri’ video promoting dialogue goes viral

March 2, 2021 News Centre 0

Pakistani student hopes her five-second ‘Pawri’ video went viral on social media will translate into more dialogue between India and Pakistan. Read more…

Pakistan offers faster mobile download speeds than India

October 30, 2020 Staff Writer 0

India may have a wider network footprint but mobile users in Pakistan get faster download speed, as per Ookla’s latest speedtest report. Read more…

Pakistan blocks TikTok for failing to block ‘immoral and indecent’ content

October 11, 2020 News Centre 0

Pakistan’s telecom regulator blocked TikTok for failing to filter out “immoral and indecent” content, another blow to the social media app. Read more…

Pakistan blocks Tinder, Grindr for disseminating ‘immoral content’

September 2, 2020 News Centre 0

Pakistan has blocked Tinder, Grindr and three other dating apps for not adhering to local laws, deemed to be disseminating “immoral content”. Read more…

Pakistan issues ‘final warning’ to TikTok over ‘immoral content’

July 21, 2020 News Centre 0

Pakistan’s telecommunications regulator issued a “final warning” to short-form video app TikTok over explicit content posted on the platform. Read more…