PTA Issues SIM Re-Verification Process for Overseas Pakistanis

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PTA has issued the SIM re-verification process for overseas Pakistanis. According to the notification by PTA, overseas Pakistani can re-verify their SIMs as per following scenarios:

For those SIMs which are present in Pakistan and their owners residing/visiting abroad, subscribers shall be advised to carryout Change of Ownership to the names of family members as per the procedure in vogue. One additional proof of relationship with the owner shall be seen and recorded by Mobile Companies for reference.
In case the SIM is neither in Pakistan nor on international roaming, it shall be blocked as per deadline (i.e. 12 April 2015), if not verified by due date. The SIM shall be unblocked, once subscriber carries out verification through BVS. However, Mobile Companies shall make arrangements to ensure that the SIM is not issued to any other subscriber for a period of one year from the date of blocking.
For SIMs that are operating overseas on international roaming, except Afghanistan, following process shall be adopted:

(a) Mobile companies shall send an SMS to all overseas Pakistanis (on international roaming) asking them to get their SIMs re-verified as per following process.
(b) Mobile Companies shall carry-out preliminary verification of the subscriber (through a code etc.) to assess genuineness of the subscriber. The verification shall include taking information such as CNIC, mother’s name, place of birth, etc. and verifying the same by taking data from NADRA.
(c) If verification is successful, CNIC # and SIM numbers registered against it shall be tagged as “Temporarily Verified” till return of CNIC holder to Pakistan.
(d) A deadline of 31st March 2016 has been fixed for blocking of temporary verified SIMs, if not verified through BVS by that time.
(e) However, this facility shall only be applicable for subscribers operating on international roaming.

For Pakistanis in Afghanistan:

For overseas Pakistanis in Afghanistan, verification shall be carried out as per procedure given at Para 1 or 2, above.

Telecom Company Link/Help:

Overseas Pakistanis can also visit following websites or contact their email address of respective mobile company for further information/help:

Mobilink:

Web Link: http://www.mobilink.com.pk/customer-care/sim-info/

Email Address: reverification@mobilink.net.pk

Telenor:

Web Link: http://www.telenor.com.pk/668-overseas

Email Address: telenoroverseas668@telenor.com.pk

Zong:

Web Link: https://www.zong.com.pk/value-added-services/utilities/biometric-reverification-disowning-for-overseas-customers