Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has extended the deadline for mobile users to register all IMEIs till September 15, 2019.
It was feared that a huge number of mobile phones with unregistered IMEIs would be blocked by August 31, 219. However in the best interest of the mobile phone users, the deadline for registration has been extended.
All such mobile device users having more than one SIM/IMEI slot, where one IMEI slot is registered and second slot is not registered, are advised to submit such requests to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) before September 15, 2019.
To register such devices, users can send an email at typeapproval@pta.gov.pk with following details:
PTA will evaluate all such requests, and validated cases will be registered accordingly. After September 15, 2019, such SIM slots will not be registered.
To check the status of a mobile device, dial *#06# and SMS each 15 digit IMEI to 8484 Mobile device users are advised to have all IMEIs (dual SIM) of their mobile devices registered with PTA
