PTA directed telecom firms to monitor Internet traffic.

Islamabad -- With regard to news appearing in certain section of media, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) clarifies that in order to meet statutory and policy obligations, Telecom industry as per their license obligations was directed by PTA in 2017 to deploy a suitable system capable of monitoring/analysing Internet traffic. Furthermore, the honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan and Lahore High Court have both instructed PTA in separate cases to deploy technical systems for combating grey traffic and filtering objectionable Internet content respectively. Any perception regarding Web Monitoring System (WMS) curtailing privacy or limiting...

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