Starlink waiting for Pakistan govt approvals, Elon Musk confirms

The head of Starlink Services, Elon Musk, has confirmed in a tweet posted on Saturday that the internet satellite is waiting for government approvals to launch their services in Pakistan. 

Musk replied to a tweet by a Pakistani account that asked about bringing Starlink Services to Pakistan: "We are waiting for approval from the government." The original tweet came about in an unrelated conversation. 

This is the first time that Musk, the richest man on earth and head of Tesla and Twitter, has directly tweeted about launching Starlink Services in Pakistan. 

Starlink is a satellite internet service that provides high speed connectivity to remote areas of the world. Developed by Musk's SpaceX, it offers multiple packages at different rates for its internet service.

It merits a mention that digital rights activists have time and again challenged the government’s sincerity in bringing Starlink to Pakistan.

The government, they say, is not willing to allow the satellite internet company in the country if it can not enforce the strict local regulations for online content.