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The Standing Committee on Information Technology & Telecommunication directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to expedite the process to bring Starlink services in Pakistan, a statement from the National Assembly Secretariat said.
PTA chairman Major General (R) Hafeez Ur Rehman informed the committee that Starlink contacted Pakistan in 2022 to provide internet services through Satellite.
“However, its matters with the Pakistan Space Regulatory Authority are still under process,” Rehman was quoted as saying in the NA statement. “Until the license agreement is finalised, internet services cannot be provided in Pakistan.”
“The committee directed PTA to expedite the process with Starlink to ensure the provision of internet services in the country,” the statement added.
Last month, tech billionaire Elon Musk said Starlink had applied to launch internet services in Pakistan and was “waiting for approval from the government.”
“We are waiting for approval from the [Pakistan] government,” Elon Musk responded to a post on X then.
