Sunday was the last day for biometric verification of mobile SIMs and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman said that deadline for biometric verification of SIMs will not be extended anymore.
In a statement issued on Sunday, PTA Chairman Ismail Shah said that deadline for biometric verification of SIMs would not be extended anymore. He said blocked SIMs would be reactivated upon biometric verification even after Sunday’s deadline.
The chairman said that data of verified SIMs would be available with NADRA. He said about 15 million SIMs have yet to be verified. He lauded the cooperation of the people and the mobile companies for verification of SIMs.
