{
  "id": 3721250,
  "title": "PTA orders 180-day validity on every prepaid recharge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/pta-orders-180-day-validity-on-every-prepaid-recharge",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-27T10:50:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436682/pta-orders-180-day-validity-on-every-prepaid-recharge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has ordered cellular mobile operators to give prepaid subscribers at least 180 days’ validity on every recharge or balance, while making expired balances automatically available again upon the next recharge . The decision, aimed at protecting millions of prepaid users from permanent loss of their unused balance, will take effect from October 1, 2026.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}