Islamabad, December 01,2024- Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Chairman Major General (retired) Hafeezul Rehman has confirmed that the government had approved an extension for the deadline to register virtual private networks (VPNs), though no new date was provided.
The PTA chief reassured users that VPNs would not be blocked on November 30, as initially planned. “VPNs will not be blocked today,” he said, addressing concerns about disruptions.
However, he refrained from specifying a new deadline for registration, adding, “How long VPN registration is extended is a matter for the interior ministry”.
The extension follows a request from Wispap, which had urged the interior ministry to extend the deadline to “facilitate compliance”.
