The government has come up with a new plan for international passengers who plan on bringing more than one mobile phones with them. You will no longer have to stand in the long queues to get the mobile phone(s) registered either at the airport or the Customs office.
Phone owners will soon be able to register their devices in just a few clicks.
According to the documents available with ProPakistani, the Ministry of Information Technology (IT), Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and the members from Customs have informed the Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecom that the government plans to launch a dedicated online portal for this task.
The passengers will be able to bring phone(s) to their homes without having to deal with Customs or airport officials and will be able to get their phones registered online within fifteen days of their arrival.
In case of more than one phone, the owner will have to pay the due taxes before registering their phone. However, that will also be a simple online process.
As per PTA, the online portal system will be ready for soft testing on January 25.