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September 23, 2025 - Comments Off on PTCL-Telenor merger to be finalized in the coming weeks after numerous delays

PTCL-Telenor merger to be finalized in the coming weeks after numerous delays

In a recent presentation to the Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecommunications, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Chairman revealed how this long anticipated merger has been subject to numerous delays owing to complexities emerging from PTCL’s management. They warned of anti-competitive practices by the PTCL, raising suspicions of its abuse of market power overriding potential efficiency gains. 

In this session, other pertinent issues of data security and internet connectivity were also discussed. Senator Afnan Ullah revealed that stolen data worth over $65 billion is circulating the dark web, and this includes data stolen from over 300,000 Hajj applicants. Even the PTA chairman confirmed SIM data, including his own, has been available on public forums on the Dark Web. The lack of sufficient data protection legislation was pointed as the root cause for frequent security breaches and privacy violations.

September 16, 2025 - Comments Off on Senate Committee Condemns Vlogger’s Hate Speech Against Sindhi Community

Senate Committee Condemns Vlogger’s Hate Speech Against Sindhi Community

The Senate Standing Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges, chaired by Syed Waqar Mehdi, strongly condemned a vlogger’s alleged hate speech targeting the Sindhi community.

The committee said Rizwan Razi’s content, aired on national electronic media, was a disruption of federal harmony and an attack on parliamentarians. While PTV terminated his services, senators called it an “inadequate penalty.”

“This is not just a threat to Sindh but to Pakistan’s national integrity,” Senator Mehdi warned, urging permanent measures against such voices.

The panel recommended that Razi be blacklisted, his YouTube channel banned by the PTA, and an investigation launched into his past content.