PEMRA confiscates illegal equipment of cable operator showing Indian content

Islamabad, September 21, 2019: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) enforcement team in Lahore confiscated illegal equipment of a cable network on a complaint of airing Indian content. Read More: Four transmitters, 12 modulators, 17 receivers, five computers and a network switch of Al- Saba Cable network was confiscated during the inspection. A show cause…

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PTA asks govt to block social media websites to curb blasphemous content

Islamabad, July 26, 2019: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday told a Senate special committee that the government should either increase the authority’s “technical capabilities” or block social media websites in the country in order to stop the circulation of “blasphemous content”. While briefing the Senate Special Committee to examine purported grievances, PTA Chairman Major General…

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