04/03/2021
The cellular users will be held responsible under law if the SIM under his or her name is used in punishable offence therefore users are liable to block the SIM within 24 hours to the concerned operators if it is loss or theft.
PTA stated this in its recently issued “Subscribers Antecedents Verification Regulations” for cellular subscribers and operators that explained the registration and maintenance of accurate data of their users through proper documentation and complete verification by National Database Registration Authority (NADRA).
All cellular subscribers are responsible for the SIMs that are registered on their name, which shall not be misused for any fraudulent, unsolicited and obnoxious communications.
PTA SIM Information Check Via SMS
Open the text message window of your mobile phone.
Type in your CNIC without hyphens.
Send your text to 668.
You'll receive a text message with the number of active SIMs against your CNIC along with their operator names.
