Tech Desk 
Nov 14, 2024
As the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) demonstrated the potential of the national firewall by blocking VPNs recently, an IT expert claimed that the government is planning to block unregistered VPNs, necessitating VPN-reliant businesses to register their VPNs over its new registration portal.
Part of PTA's VPN whitelisting process, the registered VPNs will ensure businesses embrace high-speed and stable internet connection.
If you too happen to be one of the businesspersons affected by the VPN throttling, you better head to the new registration portal PTA has introduced to register VPNs.
Registering VPNs with PTA
Follow the super easy guide listed below to register your VPNs with PTA.
- Applicants need to visit ipregistration.pta.gov.pk to register their VPN with the PTA. The new portal allows businesses and freelancers to register their VPNs in a safe and sound manner.
The PTA held a consultation session regarding its new VPN registration framework, promoting a “secure environment for the IT and e-commerce sectors in Pakistan.”
The session was attended by representatives from the IT ministry, the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), and the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA).
While VPNs are used across various sectors to mask IP addresses crucial to accessing restricted content, recent reports of “restricted access” to VPNs and connectivity issues stirred distress across the country, with digital rights activists dubbing it as “strict censorship and surveillance.”
