Considering present Corona Virus (COVID-19) pandemic, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has broadened the obstructing of IMEI cutoff time to an extra 30 days for all GSMA substantial gadget IMEIs seen on portable systems however right now not enlisted with PTA.
The expansion has been given to give alleviation and assistance to the general population and guarantee social separating during this time. The hindering of such cell phones will proceed from nineteenth May 2020 and will be conveyed through SMS.
According to guidelines, every cell phone being associated with nearby systems utilizing neighborhood SIM are dependent upon enlistment inside 60 days from the main utilization of the gadget on nearby versatile systems in Pakistan.
In any case, because of exceptional conditions, obstructing of non-enrolled gadget IMEIs which were to be hindered between eighteenth March to eighteenth May 2020 will presently begin from nineteenth May 2020.
PTA propelled the Device Identification Registration and Blocking System (DIRBS). Cell phone clients can enroll their gadgets through site dirbs.pta.gov.pk/drs or by dialing *8484#.
