Pakistan telecoms authority to block 'obscene' texts
• BBCMobile phone companies Telenor Pakistan and Ufone confirmed to the BBC that the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has sent them a "dictionary" of banned words and expressions.
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Mobile phone companies Telenor Pakistan and Ufone confirmed to the BBC that the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has sent them a "dictionary" of banned words and expressions.
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