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PTA requests Ministry of Interior for extension in VPNs registration

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has requested the Ministry of Interior to extend the last date of VPN registration. According to PTA sources, the VPN deadline, which was set at
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Internet service could not be fully restored, users were left stranded and faced difficulties in

  Islamabad: Internet service has not yet been fully restored, users have been disrupted, users are facing problems in browsing and downloading. According to details, normal life has been fully
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Social media, AI fuelling ‘worst human impulses’, says UN chief

Uncontrolled social media networks and artificial intelligence amplify the worst human emotions, allowing hate speech to spread like wildfire and fuel violence, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday. United
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Last year, the world reported the lowest number of AIDS cases in 40 years

The number of reported AIDS cases last year was the lowest since nearly 40 years ago, when the number of people infected with AIDS increased. This number is still three
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Huawei launches Mate 70 with its own OS, marking ‘complete break’ from Android

Chinese technology giant Huawei Technologies unveiled its Mate 70 smartphone series on Tuesday, bolstering its premium smartphone comeback by showcasing its operating system that looks distinctly different from American technology.
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National Fiberisation Policy to be devised for high speed internet coverage

The government has decided to formulate a National Fiberization Policy for high-speed internet coverage to boost local investment. The Ministry of Information Technology has started working on a policy to
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US Supreme Court tosses case involving securities fraud suit against Facebook

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a decision on whether to allow shareholders to proceed in a securities fraud lawsuit alleging Meta’s mishandling of social media platform Facebook’s user
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Pakistan’s first locally made long-range 3D surveillance radar unveiled

Pakistan’s first indigenously developed long-range 3D surveillance radar has been unveiled. At the ongoing IDEAS 2024 defense exhibition, Pakistan’s first privately developed long-range 3D surveillance radar was also unveiled. A
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PTA invites stakeholders to consult on VPN issue

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) today held a consultative meeting at its headquarters to discuss the issue of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) with key stakeholders, the authority said in a
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VPN ban could hike IT sector operational costs by $150m annually: IT firm

The Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), the country’s apex representative body for the IT sector, warned this week that internet slowdowns and bans on virtual private network (VPN) services could
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