The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has issued a warning to citizens regarding the misuse of mobile SIM cards.
In a message shared on social media, the PTA said that giving your SIM card to someone else is a legal offence and may be used to commit criminal activities.
The authority advised citizens to check how many SIMs are registered under their CNIC.
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To verify this, users can send their CNIC number via SMS to 668 and immediately block any unknown SIMs.
PTA further instructed that new SIM cards should only be purchased from authorised franchises or customer service centers.
The authority’s toll-free helpline number is 0800-55055.
