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Fact Check: No, Google Play Store Isn't Going Away in Pakistan After December 1st - ProPakistani

Last updated Saturday, November 26, 2022 06:05 ET

Online reports claiming that Android users from Pakistan would be unable to download Google Play Store services are untrue and deceptive since users would be able to use the Play Store.
However, Android users in Pakistan won’t be able to buy paid apps through mobile carrier billing as carrier payments (or a way through which mobile users pay for paid apps through their mobile credits) as a payment of $34 million to global tech companies was stopped by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in order to limit the outflow of dollars.
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Reportedly, mobile users in Pakistan won’t be able to use paid services via the Google Play Store after the SBP suspended $34 million in payments to international service providers.
According to the details, the SBP suspended Direct Carrier Billing (DCB). Therefore, the payment of $34 million to overseas service providers like Google, Amazon, and Meta, has been frozen.
However, it is imperative to highlight that Pakistani users can continue to buy apps or use paid services through credit or debit cards only.
In this regard, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT), the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), and four cellular mobile operators (CMOs) unanimously wrote a letter to the SBP, requesting that it reverses the decision to revoke the DCB...



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