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Expected Starlink internet packages in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD: SpaceX owner Elon Musk said last week that he is awaiting approval from the Pakistani government to allow Starlink internet access in the country.
“We are awaiting approval from the government,” Musk said in a tweet on X on January 4, 2025.

This comes just a week after US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Presidential Envoy for Special Missions, Richard Grenell had tweeted on X asking Musk to add Pakistan to the list of places where Starlink internet is needed.

Earlier this Monday, Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja confirmed that Starlink was registered with the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).

“[Following the approval] the space board authority is looking into various technical aspects and we have communicated [about this] to Starlink,” she told a private media channel.

It was also learned that the federal government has planned to hire a consultant to finalise regulations for Starlink’s internet services in Pakistan.

Estimated Starlink packages

As Starlink is expected to start its operations in Pakistan very soon, the public is interested in its internet packages.

Industry sources have shared the estimated prices based on other regions.

Residential: 50-250 Mbps, PKR 35,000/month, one-time hardware cost PKR 110,000.

Business: 100-500 Mbps, PKR 95,000/month, one-time hardware cost PKR 220,000.

Mobility: 50-250 Mbps, PKR 50,000/month, one-time hardware cost PKR 120,000.

Global Starlink Prices

United States: $110/month, hardware $599.

United Kingdom: £89/month, hardware £499.

Australia: AUD 139/month, hardware AUD 700.

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