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Black Berry confirms Pakistan exit

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ISLAMABAD: BlackBerry will no longer operate in Pakistan after Nov 30, Chief Operating Officer Marty Beard confirmed in a statement posted to the smartphone makers’ website.

Beard says the company will exit the market because “remaining in Pakistan would have meant forfeiting our commitment to protect our users’ privacy”.

The COO says: “In July, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority notified the country’s mobile phone operators that BlackBerry’s BES servers would no longer be allowed to operate in the country starting in December ‘for security reasons’.”

“Pakistan’s demand for open access to monitor a significant swath of our customers’ communications within its borders left us no choice but to exit the country entirely,” Beard added.

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