ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has opposed Federal Board of Revenue’s proposal to block mobile SIMs of non-tax return filers.
The PTA has written to the FBR saying that it is not legally bound to implement the SIM blocking order and that SIM blocking is not compatible with our framework.
The PTA said in the letter that only 27 percent of women in Pakistan use sims drawn in their own names and the remaining women and children use sims in the names of male family members.
PTA wrote in the letter that banning SIMs will also affect e-commerce and transactions.
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