Islamabad :- Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Zonal Offices Lahore, Faisalabad and Peshawar have conducted a series of raids against franchisees of Telenor, Jazz, Ufone and CMPak located in Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Kot Momin, Kohat and Hangu. The franchisees were involved in the illegal issuance of SIMs which are often associated with criminal activities such as fraud, identity theft, and other illicit operations.
During the raids, the FIA seized 4 laptops, 1 PC, 12 BVS devices, active SIMs, mobile phones, hard-disk, original CNICs with photocopies and soft copies of Afghan passports and POR cards. 15 persons working for the franchisees were arrested at the spot and FIRs have been registered by the agency. FIA is further investigating the cases.
PTA had filed complaints with FIA earlier based on information regarding illegal issuance of SIMs by the sales channel. The raids signify the Authority’s dedication to eradicate the illegal issuance of SIMs.