Over 163,000 illegal SIMs blocked in Pakistan: PTA
- 20-Jun-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked 163,200 illegal SIMs so far across the country, ARY News reported quoting PTA. According to documents, the PTA has permanently deactivated 6.43 million inactive SIMs in a crackdown against illegal and fake SIMs in Islamabad. Additionally, 2.989 million SIMs registered under the identity cards of deceased individuals […]
Over 3,600 non filers’ SIMs blocked: FBR
- 22-May-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday blocked over 3,600 SIMs of non-filers across Pakistan so far, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, FBR is providing data of 50,000 non-filers to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) daily, sources added. Sources said that the bureau has planned to block SIMs of non-filers […]