ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) and the Federal Investigation Company (FIA) in joint raids seized massive variety of unlawful worldwide sim playing cards.
The PTA in a crackdown in collaboration with the FIA Cyber Crime Wing, seized unlawful sim playing cards in Multan, Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi and Karachi.
The PTA has seized hundreds unlawful, pre-activated worldwide sim playing cards. “In Multan 7064 sims recovered in 5 raids” PTA acknowledged. “Eight individuals have been additionally arrested in raids,” PTA mentioned.
Total, 252 sims seized in Lahore and Gujranwala and two store house owners have been additionally arrested on the spot.
In a raid in Rawalpindi a number of unlawful sim playing cards recovered together with 335 UK sims, PTA mentioned.
Furthermore, in a raid in Karachi 10 unlawful sims recovered and a store proprietor was taken into custody.
PTA combating unlawful SIM gross sales and has known as the general public to cooperate and complain the PTA about such unlawful actions.