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Questions remain over the nature of this VPN usage and how private and secure it really is.

Any unregistered VPNs would subsequently be banned after this date.

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Soon after this announcement, apps includingWhatsApp suffered outagesas the government implemented measures to curtail political protests.

However, thegovernment U-turned on a banfollowing intervention from the Law Ministry.

The recent turbulence surrounding VPNs in Pakistan does not offer a clear idea of what will happen next.

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We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses.

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Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service).

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Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad.

We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services.

Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.

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