NADRA Urges Citizens for CNIC Verification to Avoid Identity Fraud

By Mehwish Khan · Friday, Mar 19, 2010 1 Comment

National Database & Registration Authority, NADRA has urged the citizens to get CNIC verification for tenancy and other business purposes. This New CNIC Verification System has been designed mainly for the convenience of the public and law enforcement agencies to verify individual’s identity through Mobile Phone. Verification shall be done in...

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Official: Check How Many SIMs are Registered against Your CNIC through SMS

By Aamir Attaa · Tuesday, Jan 5, 2010 3 Comments

After Online Service (Through PTA’s Website), now you can check number of SIMs registered against your CNIC through SMS too. ProPakistani had covered this story in September 2009 that PTA is offering this service through SMS too. Now the service has been officially announced by the PTA. Process is very simple Write your CNIC (without dashes and spaced)...

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More than 1.8 million Mobile Subscribers Have Verified their SIM's Data through 668

By Mehwish Khan · Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 0 Comments

More than 1.8 million Mobile Subscribers Have Verified their SIM's Data through 668

Since the launch of “SIM Information System – 668”, more than 1.8 million (18 lacs) mobile subscribers have sought their SIM(s) data while 10% of them have visited Customer Services Centers (CSC) of mobile operators for the correction of their data. For the convenience of mobile phone subscribers of smaller cities and far-flung areas, PTA has...

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Don't Rely on 668, Visit Service Centers to Know Exact Number of SIMs Registered Against your CNIC

By Aamir Attaa · Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 36 Comments

PTA has officially introduced 668-SIM Information System, with what customers can check number of SIMs registered against any CNIC by sending CNIC number to 668. However, it is strictly advised to visit service centers of all cellular companies to know exact amount of SIMs registered against your CNIC. This is due to unavailability of updated data and...

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Cellular Companies Set Ready for New SIM Verification System

By Aamir Attaa · Saturday, Jan 31, 2009 1 Comment

Cellular Companies Set Ready for New SIM Verification System

This week we had detailed discussion on new system for SIM verificaion, and the latest update is that cellular companies are ready to execute the system. Everything is in place, and fully loaded with all prerequisites. Dr. Yaseen, Chiarman PTA, himself visited Call centers of cellular companies to make sure the arrangments. Cellular companies have...

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Telco's and NADRA still to agree on Financial Value for New Verification System

By Aamir Attaa · Friday, Jan 30, 2009 0 Comments

Telco's and NADRA still to agree on Financial Value for New Verification System

With only 1 day left for the launch of New System of Activating SIMs after verification of customers’ data through NADRA NIC cards, while TVCs are already on, apparently we may see imperfections in the system, especially in earlier days. These shortcomings are not at technical level from some of operators (who are reportedly not ready for the...

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Details of New System for SIM Verification and its Background

By Aamir Attaa · Thursday, Jan 29, 2009 5 Comments

Details of New System for SIM Verification and its Background

We know that cellular operators of Pakistan did their best in utilizing every possible channel for selling their connections, and for sure they succeeded in it. But during all this they didn’t focus much on verification of subscribers’ data that resulted in increased concerns of law enforcement agencies, as there were plenty of un-registered...

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HEC Online Degree Verification System for Students

By Aamir Attaa · Sunday, Jan 25, 2009 11 Comments

Higher Education Commission (HEC) has planned to soon initiate online verification of degrees of students intending to visit abroad for further education. This was stated by Member Operations and Planning HEC Dr Mukhtar Ahmad. The commission would verify degrees and certificates of students intending to get admissions abroad, in Pakistani universities...

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Is NADRA capable of Verifying 90 Million SIMs?

By Aamir Attaa · Tuesday, Jul 29, 2008 0 Comments

Latest stats given so far by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (as per end of July 2008) and those which are advertised through media campaigns by Cellular companies say that there are 90 million SIMs in the country. We all know that NADRA is given the responsibility to verify each SIM of Pakistan, which in opinion of many telecom analysts is not...

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