Pakistan agrees to payments, threat of Google services arrestment in the country prevented

Pakistan agrees to payments, threat of Google services arrestment in the country prevented 

Pakistan agrees to payments, threat of Google services arrestment in the country prevented 

 

 The Federal Ministry of Finance accepted the offer of Minister for Information Technology Aminul Haq and agreed to pay Google. 

It should be noted that in some reports that came out in the once days, it was said that the installation of downloading paid Google operations and other services through mobile phones won't be available in Pakistan from December 1, 2022. 

 

 moment, IT Minister Aminul Haq said in his ongoing statement that the Ministry of Finance has accepted the offer of the Ministry of IT, the Ministry of Finance has agreed to pay Google, after which the payment can be made as per the schedule. 

In the ongoing statement, it's stated that Special Assistant on Finance Tariq Bajwa communicated the Minister of IT and Telecommunication Aminul Haq. 

 

 In his statement on Twitter, the IT Minister said that paid Google apps won't be closed, issued instructions to the State Bank to delay the perpetration of the policy for a month, and gave telecom drivers an occasion to apply the payment system. The time of the month was given. 

Aminul Haq said that within a month, IT Ministry, Finance and State Bank will formulate a plan of action in collective discussion. A letter was written to give the time frame, I'm thankful to the Finance Minister and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa for the timely decision. 

 

 It should be noted that the trend of' Google Play Store' on Twitter reached the top on November 26 across the country when news appeared in the media that the services of Google Play Store are likely to be stopped in the country from December 1, after which the Ministry of IT had said that indeed after December 1, the free installations of Google Play stores will continue in the country. 

 Payments by mobile service providers to global internet technology enterprises have been halted due to changes in the Direct Carrier Billing( DCB) medium by the Central Bank, which is likely to affect in some detainments from December 1, 2022. Services of the operations may be affected in Pakistan. 

 

 The news of the check of Google Play Stores in Pakistan on November 26 stated that the State Bank has directed global companies including Facebook proprietor Meta, Amazon, Google and other companies to direct carrier billing. payments couldn't be made, due to which the service of Play Store is likely to be shut down in the country after December 1. 

 Still, the Ministry of Information Technology said that indeed after December 1, free operations can be downloaded in the country. 

 

 These reports claimed that free Google operations and other free services would be available, it was reported that the State Bank had canceled payments of$3.4 million to foreign service providers, after which the IT department and A disagreement arose between the State Bank. 

After these news came out, the State Bank of Pakistan denied stopping the payments to Google, the largest Internet company, calling them unwarranted and deceiving, saying that some services have been changed in the case of global purchases..