American tech giant Google has registered itself as a company with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), official documents stated.
\nThe tech giant has registered itself with the SECP as in line with the \u201cRemoval and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules, 2021\u201d, social media companies had to open offices in the country.
\nMinister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque\u00a0said that\u00a0the registration of the American multinational technology company, other social media platforms will also establish offices in Pakistan.
\n\u201cTikTok will soon set up its office in Pakistan. Companies remain reluctant due to the lack of trust and inconsistent policies,\u201d he said while maintaining that his ministry will offer complete support to foreign companies.
\nPakistan\u2019s government, as per social media rules, has made registration mandatory for companies and Google registered itself as a company in this context.
\nData will be safe if Google\u2019s server is built in Pakistan. Even now, data of all companies including social media gets stored outside Pakistan.
\nEarlier today, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari visited Meta\u2019s \u2014 Facebook\u2019s parent company \u2014 Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore.
\nBilawal, during his visit, highlighted the achievements and huge potential of Pakistan\u2019s IT sector. He expressed a keen desire for enhanced cooperation between the social media giant and Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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