Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has opened a public consultation on May 30, 2025, on the Modification in the “Regulatory Framework for Short-Range Devices (SRD) & Terrestrial Internet of Things (IoT).” The consultation may be accessed here and will be open for comments until June 15, 2025.

PTA emite borrador de Reglamento para equipos de telecomunicaciones

Following publication of the new "Regulatory Framework for Short Range Devices (SRD) and Terrestrial Services" by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in February 2022, it has been observed that multiple manufacturers have been misinformed about its applicability.

Further to Eleos update from 11th of March 2021, The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has published the draft Type Approval Technical Standard Regulation 2021 in the official Gazette on the 13th of September 2021.

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has approved new draft Type Approval Technical Standards Regulations 2021 earlier this year, pending publication in the national Gazette. The new Technical Regulation includes updated exemption list, whereby two of the equipment categories have been removed from the list, eliciting manufacturers to obtain mandatory Type Approval for each of the categories once published.