According to a recent announcement on the social media platform, Facebook, PTA highlighted that users must verify their SIM ownership to avoid misuse by criminals. Emphasising the SIM Registration measure is required as unauthorised individuals can misuse stolen personal information to acquire illegal mobile SIM cards, which may then be utilised for fraudulent purposes, criminal […]
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi at the NADRA Headquarters. According to the decision, all SIMs issued on expired CNICs in 2017 or earlier will be blocked in the first phase. In the next phases, the same policy will be applied to SIMs issued on CNICs cancelled […]
According to the PTA statement, in the first phase, fake and canceled CNICs were blocked, and now, SIMs registered on CNICs that expired before 2017 are being blocked. The PTA officials stated that over 69,000 illegal SIMs have been blocked since August 16 as the authority is using data obtained from NADRA to identify and […]
According to FBR, the details of 5,000 non-filers have been shared with telecom operators today. FBR stated that telecom operators will receive additional lists of non-filers daily, and have already started sending messages to non-filers warning them of SIM blocking. The FBR believes that blocking SIMs of non-filers will increase tax revenue. Moreover, the General […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is planning to start local manufacturing of SIMs and smart cards, amid a brewing cyberwar, in a bid to shield the country from the serious threat of cyber attacks. Earlier, the government had introduced a smartphone manufacturing policy. Pakistan had faced security threats due to Indian-manufactured smartphones using other countries’ Type Allocation Code […]
