The process of issuing mobile SIMs in Pakistan has changed. To prevent forgery and fraud across Pakistan, PTA changes the procedure for issuing SIMs in collaboration with National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) and mobile companies.
According to the statement by the PTA, fingerprints of those who wish to get a mobile SIM will be verified under an automated system, not like before.
Until now, mobile SIMs operators used to instruct the user to place a particular finger on the machine and the machine would authorize the user after verifying that finger.
However, now the mobile SIMs operator will not give any instructions to the user. But the user himself will place each finger on the machine and the machine will automatically identify a specific finger and declare the user eligible for the SIM.
The process of issuing mobile SIMs in Pakistan has changed. Under this method, the machine will scan the fingers of both the user’s hands and after verifying the thumb and two of the fingers, the user will be eligible for the SIM.
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Under the new system, there will be no role of the mobile SIM operator or anyone else. If a user faces difficulties in scanning the machine’s fingers or the user’s fingerprints cannot be verified, then the SIM card will not issued to the user.
NADRA, along with PTAs and mobile service providers, hopes that the above procedure will prevent forgery or fraud in the issuance of mobile SIMs.
The new system names as ‘Multi-Finger Biometric Verification System’ (MBVS). While the system implemented earlier called ‘Biometric Verification System’ (BVS).
The new procedure for issuing SIM cards was inaugurated on December 23 and was immediately implemented across the country.