SpaceX owner Elon Musk on Saturday said he was waiting for the Government of Pakistan to give approval to allow access to Starlink internet in the country.
“We are waiting for approval from the government,” Musk said while responding to a tweet on X on January 4, 2025.
This comes just a week after US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for presidential envoy for special missions Richard Grenell tweeted on X asking Musk to add Pakistan to the list of places that need Starlink internet.
The same day, Minister of State for IT Shaza Fatima said Elon Musk’s Starlink Internet Services Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. had applied for a license. She did mention that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is currently only processing applications from companies registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). Besides some below-the-radar complications between local authorities and Musk’s satellite-based internet company, this has been the most apparent roadblock.
Latest on Starlink’s progress to Enter Pakistan
ProPakistani was earlier informed that the federal government and Starlink are in the initial stages of discussions regarding its license to operate in Pakistan.PTA officials confirmed that Starlink’s application is under preliminary review.
The PTA stated that technical requirements including bandwidth, uplinking, and gateway infrastructure are being evaluated as part of the standard licensing process for foreign satellite service providers. The National Space Agency (SUPARCO) is also assessing Starlink’s application under the National Space Policy framework.
Officials said Starlink must address several technical aspects before progressing in the licensing process. Once the National Space Agency grants its approval, PTA’s regulatory clearance will be required before Starlink can offer its services in Pakistan.
Since last year, Pakistan has faced a plague of consistent internet disruptions. The federal government has so far blamed submarine cable faults or national security concerns as the main reasons for internet disruptions.
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has so far faced the brunt of these disruptions. The platform has been banned in Pakistan since February 17, 2024.
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Elon musk claims =/= reality
He has claimed alot of things and 99% of them have been untrue .
1. He never shared safety rating of cybertruck . Which is vital for road legal basis. Now you can’t get insurance for cybretruck in usa.
2. He claimed in 2016 that he’ll send human aboard vessel to Mars . It’s 2025 now, his company hasn’t reached lower earn orbit yet.
3. He claimed tesla has level 3 autonomous driving. Which USA dept of road safety denied back in 2023. It’s still in beta testing after 10 years and costs 10000$ subscription fee.
4. Starlink has shown multiple issues in 🇺🇸 and is not widely adopted due to high maintaining costs . Comcast uses rose thanks to starlink issues .
Everything I have said is verified by usa govt official reports .
the sad part is that your research is better in some aspects than most of the articles here
Yes, that’s why he is the failure in every part of his current businesses 🤦
Noticed you didn’t prove me wrong even once . Using strawman that he’s failure in business as an excuse.
Kindly counter if you have proof . If not then admit your strawman
Son of many daddies, you know nothing about technology.
Such a brilliant guy’s application should be processed immediately. Grant or refuse! In a countdown of a few minutes he lifts off SpaceX rockets. I can’t believe the authorities are even taking 1 day to think about this.
Who told u that ? He is still stuck in lower earth orbit .
Get starkink now