{"id":56455,"date":"2024-11-18T15:05:12","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T10:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=56455"},"modified":"2024-11-18T15:05:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T10:05:12","slug":"pta-extends-deadline-for-vpn-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/pta-extends-deadline-for-vpn-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"PTA extends deadline for VPN registration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; background: white; margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">ISLAMABAD: In a recent development, the<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/pta-facilitates-freelancers-with-simplified-vpn-registration\/\"> Pakistan Telecommunication Authority<\/a> (PTA) has announced to extend <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/govt-reveals-new-deadline-for-blocking-illegal-vpns-in-pakistan\/\">Virtual Private Networks<\/a> (VPNs) registration deadline by two more weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; background: white; margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">The decision was made during a review meeting following the<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/interior-ministry-reveals-cause-of-delay-in-normal-category-passports\/\"> Interior Ministry\u2019s<\/a> directive to block unregistered VPNs, PTA sources revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">According to sources, the deadline for VPN registration has been set for November 30, after which PTA will launch an official crackdown against unregistered VPNs which will begin on December 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">A successful trial of VPN blocking has already been conducted and so far more than 20,000\u00a0companies and freelancers have successfully registered their VPNs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Earlier, PTA launched a new portal for VPN registrations which has been divided into four distinct categories to facilitate the business and communities in the registration process. Freelancers will also be facilitated by a hassle-free registration process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; background: white; margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">For those who have yet to register, they need to fill out an online form that requires personal information such as the CNIC, company registration details, and taxpayer status.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 21.0pt; background: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px; margin: 0in 0in .25in 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">Freelancers will also need to provide proof of their affiliation with a project or company, such as a letter or email. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #333333;\">The approval process for this registration is completed within 8 to 10 hours, according to PTA.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: In a recent development, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced to extend Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) registration deadline by two more weeks. The decision was made during a review meeting following the Interior Ministry\u2019s directive to block unregistered VPNs, PTA sources revealed. 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