BlackBerry to exit Pakistan over govt's restrictions row

November 30, 2015 19:42

BlackBerry today announced that it will stop operating in Pakistan by the end of next month due to restrictions imposed on its services by the government which has been demanding access to the user data of the Canadian smartphone maker.

Chief Operating Officer Marty Beard in a statement had earlier said that the company will stop its services in Pakistan from today, but later it delayed its exit from the country until December 30 as negotiations continued over the government's demands for access to users' private data.

Beard said the company has decided to exit the market because "remaining in Pakistan would have meant forfeiting our commitment to protect our users' privacy".

Citing "security reasons", telecommunication watchdog Pakistan Telecommunications Authority in July demanded BlackBerry give it access to its BlackBerry Enterprise Services, which encrypt data such as emails and instant messages, or shut it down by November 30.

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