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PTA says it lacks authority to impose mandatory age verification or restrict social media access for minors
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Dawn is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 1 Oct 2026, 17:25 UTC. The headline in use is “PTA says it lacks authority to impose mandatory age verification or restrict social media access for minors”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that it lacked the statutory authority to impose mandatory age verification or restrict social media access for minors under the age of 16. It stated this in a detailed report submitted to the IHC in response…
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