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PTA, Meta block 176,000 WhatsApp accounts linked to recycled SIMs

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in collaboration with Meta, has blocked 176,000 WhatsApp accounts registered against recycled mobile numbers, as the regulator moves to establish a permanent mechanism to prevent cyber fraud through inactive and cancelled SIMs. PTA officials said that the accounts had been blocked at the authority’s request after complaints emerged that…

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    ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), in collaboration with Meta, has blocked 176,000 WhatsApp accounts registered against recycled mobile numbers, as the regulator moves to establish a permanent mechanism to prevent cyber fraud through…

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