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Google Play Store services won’t be available in Pakistan from December 1st

After the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) cancelled the payment of $34 million to foreign service providers, mobile users in Pakistan won’t be able to download Google Play Store services from December 1st, 2022.

Payments of $34 million annually through mobile firms to overseas service providers, such as Google, Amazon, and Meta, were stuck after the SBP banned the Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) method.

According to Geo, customers from Pakistan will now be compelled to download Google and other foreign apps in order to make purchases using credit cards or debit cards exclusively. However, because the credit card option is only available to a certain number of consumers, the majority of mobile users might not be able to download apps from the Google Play Store.

Google Play Store Isn’t Going Away in Pakistan From December 1st - REALITY CHECK: 

آن لائن رپورٹس جن میں یہ دعویٰ کیا گیا ہے کہ پاکستان سے اینڈرائیڈ صارفین گوگل پلے سٹور کی سروسز ڈاؤن لوڈ نہیں کر پائیں گے وہ غلط اور فریب ہیں کیونکہ صارفین پلے سٹور استعمال کر سکیں گے۔  تاہم، وہ موبائل کیریئر بلنگ کے ذریعے ادا شدہ ایپس نہیں خرید سکیں گے کیونکہ کیریئر کی ادائیگیوں (یا ایسا طریقہ جس کے ذریعے موبائل صارفین اپنے موبائل کریڈٹ کے ذریعے ادا شدہ ایپس کے لیے ادائیگی کرتے ہیں) کو اسٹیٹ بینک آف پاکستان (SBP) نے ترتیب سے روک دیا ہے۔  ڈالر کے اخراج کو محدود کرنے کے لیے۔

Online reports claiming that Android users from Pakistan would be unable to download Google Play Store services are untrue and deceptive since users would be able to use the Play Store; however, they won’t be able to buy paid apps through mobile carrier billing as carrier payments (or a way through which mobile users pay for paid apps through their mobile credits) have been stopped by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in order to limit outflow of dollars.

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