Islamabad: Some 40 million to 60 million unregistered mobile SIMs are expected to be blocked in Pakistan now that the deadline of May 17 has passed, sources said.
The sources disclosed that SIMs would also not work on mobile phones with same IMEI numbers.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has directed all the mobile service operators to block all the unregistered mobile SIMs after May 17. It had given subscribers until May 17 to get the SIMs they are using registered in their name with their computerized national identity card number.
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