{"id":10742,"date":"2025-06-17T18:05:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=10742"},"modified":"2025-06-17T18:05:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T18:05:25","slug":"sim-cards-linked-to-expired-or-deceased-id-holders-to-be-blocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=10742","title":{"rendered":"SIM cards linked to expired or deceased ID holders to be blocked"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Pakistan has begun the phased blocking of more than 4.9 million mobile SIM cards registered under expired, cancelled, or deceased citizens\u2019 identity cards, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) confirmed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The interior ministry has instructed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to act on NADRA\u2019s recommendations in a move aimed at curbing the misuse of mobile networks through fake or inactive identities.<\/p>\n<p>\u06a9\u06cc\u0627 \u0622\u067e \u06a9\u06d2 \u0634\u0646\u0627\u062e\u062a\u06cc \u06a9\u0627\u0631\u0688 \u06a9\u06cc \u0645\u062f\u062a 2018 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u062e\u062a\u0645 \u06c1\u0648 \u0686\u06a9\u06cc \u06c1\u06d2\u061f<br \/>\n\u0627\u06cc\u0633\u06d2 \u062a\u0645\u0627\u0645 \u0634\u0646\u0627\u062e\u062a\u06cc \u06a9\u0627\u0631\u0688\u0632 \u062c\u0646 \u06a9\u06cc \u0645\u06cc\u0639\u0627\u062f 2018 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u062e\u062a\u0645 \u06c1\u0648 \u0686\u06a9\u06cc \u06c1\u06d2 \u0627\u0646 \u067e\u0631 \u062c\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u0634\u062f\u06c1 \u0645\u0648\u0628\u0627\u0626\u0644 \u0633\u0645\u0632 31 \u062c\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0626\u06cc 2025 \u06a9\u0648 \u0628\u0646\u062f \u06a9\u0631 \u062f\u06cc \u062c\u0627\u0626\u06cc\u06ba \u06af\u06cc<br \/>\n\u0644\u06c1\u0670\u0630\u0627 \u0642\u0631\u06cc\u0628\u06cc \u0646\u0627\u062f\u0631\u0627 \u062f\u0641\u062a\u0631 \u062a\u0634\u0631\u06cc\u0641 \u0644\u0627\u0626\u06cc\u06ba \u06cc\u0627 \u067e\u0627\u06a9 \u0622\u0626\u06cc \u0688\u06cc \u0645\u0648\u0628\u0627\u0626\u0644 \u0627\u06cc\u067e \u06a9\u06d2 \u0630\u0631\u06cc\u0639\u06d2 \u0634\u0646\u0627\u062e\u062a\u06cc \u06a9\u0627\u0631\u0688 \u06a9\u06cc \u0641\u0648\u0631\u06cc \u062a\u062c\u062f\u06cc\u062f \u06a9\u0631\u0627\u0626\u06cc\u06ba pic.twitter.com\/ExZczWBorA<br \/>\n\u2014 NADRA (@NadraPak) June 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA total of 4,906,611 SIMs will be blocked in phases,\u201d a NADRA spokesperson said, adding that the process targets IDs that have not been renewed or belong to deceased individuals.<\/p>\n<p>SIMs registered to identity cards that expired in 2017 will be blocked on June 30. The cut-off dates for subsequent years are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\t31 July for 2018 expiries<\/p>\n<p>\t31 August for 2019<\/p>\n<p>\t30 September for 2020<\/p>\n<p>\t31 October for 2021<\/p>\n<p>\t30 November for 2022<\/p>\n<p>\t31 December for 2023, 2024, and 2025<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson said this action aims to \u201cenhance national security and strengthen the digital ecosystem by making it more secure and reliable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Citizens are urged to renew their Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) promptly to avoid any service disruptions.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan has begun the phased blocking of more than 4.9 million mobile SIM cards registered under expired, cancelled, or deceased citizens\u2019 identity cards, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) confirmed on Tuesday. 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