Islamabad (02 October 2023) – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) continues its relentless efforts to eradicate deep-rooted mushroom growth of illegal provision of internet services. In coordination with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), PTA successfully conducted three (03) raids in Samundari, Khiderwala and Mureedwala.

The raids against illegal internet service providers were conducted at Gojra Road, Samundari; main bus stop, Khiderwala and Mureedwala. Two persons were arrested and several equipment of illegal ISPs was confiscated. During the raid, one illegal wireless point to point (P2P) link/antenna was also confiscated.

The successful raids against illegal ISPs were made possible because of continuous monitoring, commitment and persistent efforts by PTA in curbing the menace of illegal internet services, thus curtailing the loss to the national exchequer in terms of tax evasion and misreporting of revenues.

The public is once again cautioned to avail telecom services from only PTA licensed operators to avoid sudden discontinuation of service. List of licensed operators is available at: https://pta.gov.pk/en/industry-support/home/list-of-operators

 

Malahat Obaid

(Director PR)