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Pakistan Tightens SIM Card Rules to Curb Fraud

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from ProPakistani ·

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has ordered mobile operators to enforce stricter verification for new SIM card issuance. The move aims to reduce fraudulent activations and improve subscriber identity security. Operators must now implement biometric verification at point of sale.

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The policy addresses a real security gap but may burden legitimate users if implementation is clumsy.
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