AMSTERDAM – The Dutch market regulator said on Thursday it needed more powers to investigate deals at its level, a day after the European Union antitrust regulators said they would not take action against Microsoft’s hiring of artificial intelligence startup Inflection’s staff. In a statement, the Netherlands Authority of Consumers and Markets (ACM) said it remained to be
KARACHI: Two lawyers representing the telecom regulator in the Sindh High Court on Tuesday took contradictory stances on whether or not social media platform X has been restored. A two-judge SHC bench, comprising Chief Justice Mohammad Shafi Siddiqui and Justice Omar Sial, was hearing a set of petitions filed against the suspension of mobile and internet services
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said “much progress” has been made to resume Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) flights to and from the United Kingdom, where he is on an official visit this week. In 2020, the revelation of pilots holding “dubious” licences prompted the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority to
The Establishment Division has barred the government employees from using social media without permission to prevent disclosure of official information and documents. In an office memorandum issued on Tuesday, the government has bound employees to abide by the Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1964. According to the memorandum, a government servant will not be able to
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Monday said it will begin suspending mobile SIMs of users who have not renewed their Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC). The authority’s announcement comes as it begins the second phase of its operation to stop the illegal use of SIMs across Pakistan. “Those whose ID cards have expired before 2017
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday issued clarification about the fake news of automated teller machines (ATMs) facing closures in Pakistan. The telecommunication body, in its clarification, stated that there was no issue of the availability or closure of long-distance international (LDI) networks that could affect the IT or financial sector including ATM networks.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday launched a crackdown against the illegal issuance of mobile phone SIMs in the country. According to details, the franchise retailers had also been arrested. The PTA had launched a crackdown against the ill-mannered usage of the finger prints and issuance of the SIMs illegally. The PTA and the
Islamabad (Commerce Desk) Pakistan’s IT exports have increased, in the first month of this financial year, the remittances of IT exports reached 286 million dollars. IT exports have increased by 33.64 percent. According to the Ministry of IT, IT exports in July of the last financial year were 214 million dollars, while in the first
Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja announced a significant boost in Pakistan’s IT exports, which have surged to $286 million in July of the current financial year. The update was shared during a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, which focused on the progress of IT sector projects, including
Minister of State for Information Technology Shaza Fatima has said that the Internet was blocked and not slowed down, the pressure on the Internet came due to the introduction of VPN. While holding a press conference in Islamabad, he expressed his views regarding the impact of internet speed across the country. He said that there