Overview
- The PTA and IT minister told a parliamentary committee on Tuesday that Pakistan records 560 million daily YouTube video views from about 96 million users, making it the top country by that measure.
- Officials also reported high use of other platforms, citing roughly 100 million registered TikTok accounts with 150 million viewers and about 100 million WhatsApp accounts generating one billion calls and 12 billion messages every day.
- The government has completed 5G spectrum auctions and says roughly 1.8 million people are using 5G in 24 cities as authorities push to expand faster mobile broadband to handle rising traffic.
- Ministers warned that routine thefts of mobile towers, diesel and generators are degrading service quality and said law enforcement is coordinating with telecom firms to secure physical infrastructure.
- Policy steps aim to link this digital growth to the economy: IT exports reached $3.14 billion this year and officials are pursuing training, regulation and investment measures to reach a $5 billion export target next year.