{"id":99639,"date":"2026-02-03T18:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=99639"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:01:12","slug":"pta-urges-public-to-limit-screen-time-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/technology\/pta-urges-public-to-limit-screen-time-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"PTA urges public to limit screen time for children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/illegal-foreign-sim-cards-warning-issued-by-pta\/\">PTA<\/a>) has urged parents to set clear screen time limits for children to protect their learning and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>The advisory emphasizes that excessive internet use by minors can negatively affect education, recreation, and family life. The PTA recommended that parents should watch their children&#8217;s online activities while teaching them about safe and responsible internet use.<\/p>\n<p>The regulator shared an official website list of approved parental control tools that support digital safety.<\/p>\n<p>The advisory also encourages the use of content filters and parental control software, which helps parents protect their children from dangerous or unsuitable online material.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has urged parents to set clear screen time limits for children to protect their learning and well-being. The advisory emphasizes that excessive internet use by minors can negatively affect education, recreation, and family life. The PTA recommended that parents should watch their children&#8217;s online activities while teaching them about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":35851,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,8],"tags":[4210,34581],"class_list":["post-99639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-technology","tag-pta","tag-children-screen-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99639"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99639\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":99640,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99639\/revisions\/99640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}