ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked 465 SIMs used by dacoits in the Katcha areas of Sindh, including Shikarpur and Ghotki districts, state-run APP reported on Thursday.
Minister of State for Information Technology Shaza Fatima told the Senate that mobile numbers/SIMs, IMEls, and CNICs were blocked on the directions of the Ministry of Interior, Directorate General of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and Signals Directorate of General Headquarters.
Replying to a question, the minister said that during last year, around 5,294 mobile numbers SIMs, 4507 IMEls and 113 CNICs were blocked and blacklisted while warning notices were issued to 19,730 numbers on fraudulent communication.
Shaza Fatima further added that mobile service had been blocked in some areas of Rahim Yar Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan due to security issues.
She said that grey traffic coming from outside Pakistan had been reduced by up to 90 per cent and the government was determined to further improve cyber security measures.
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