PTA extends VPN registration deadline
01 December, 2024 14:00
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has extended deadline to block Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
The deadline for registration of all non-registered VPNs lapsed on Saturday midnight (November 30).
The government has decided to grant an extension in the registration of VPNs. However, a new date has not been announced for the VPN suspension.
After the deadline expired last night, the PTA did not issue an official statement on the VPN matter. However, its Chairman Maj Gen (Retd) Hafeez Ur Rehman, talked to media outlets and confirmed that the authority would not block VPNs, as the government had decided to grant an extension to the stipulated deadline.
He informed the Senate Standing Committee on IT last week that all non-registered VPNs would cease to function in the country after the 30 November deadline.
The use of VPNs registered a spike after the social media site X (formerly Twitter) banned earlier this year over “national security” concerns.
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