Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has expedited work on shifting SIM biometric system on LFD. 300,000 SIM biometric centres across the country will be shifted to LFD, PTA said. The PTA has also instructed the operators to switch to LFD devices in stages.
In the first phase, mobile operators started verifying SIM LFD devices at most places. According to PTA, 732,000 fake SIMs have been identified so far.
PTA sources said that 580,000 SIMs have been identified to be registered in the name of the deceased people. —INN
