How to check the number of sim cards registered on your CNIC: To regulate national security purposes and control illegal activities linked with the misuse of sim cards and cell phones, the government of Pakistan has linked all sim card registrations via CNIC cards.
Thus, to maintain the records of individuals to minimize the rate of crimes associated with sim cards. They are directly linked to the database of NADRA. A CNIC (computerized national identity card) is an important document to prove the identity of citizens in a state. It contains the all-important details of an individual.
Thus, PTA issues all SIM cards under a person’s identity card number. PTA (Pakistan Telecommunication Authority) is a government regulatory authority that organizes and monitors all the sim cards issued by telecom network operators in a state to keep the sim cardholders database in an organized manner.
Procedure: How to check the SIM number registered on CNIC?
There are two ways, provided by PTA to all citizens of Pakistan to check the authorized sim that is registered on their CNIC card number, to prevent any fraud and scam. Both are discussed below, by following which you can easily get to know “how to check the number registered CNIC”.
Method-1: Through Website
Follow the below instructions to check the number registered on CNIC via the PTA website
Get the identity card number
First of all, obtain the CNIC sim number (a unique code of 13 digits)for which you want to search several sims registered against it.
Visit the official Website of the PTA
To check how many sims are registered on your identity card number, visit the official homepage of the PTA sim information website.
Access the page for sim verification
After opening a PTA website, get access to the sim information section, to check sim verification against a CNIC card number.
Enter the required CNIC number
After getting access to a sim verification page, enter a CNIC card number into the given space.
Press “Submit”
After entering an identity card number in a given field, press “submit” to get results.
Results
After a while, results will be shown on your screen containing all the sim numbers that have been registered through your CNIC card number with the telecom network operators. You can also check the status of your sim card by pressing an option given aside named “status”.
Method-2: Through SMS Service
If you want to know “how to check the number registered on CNIC” through SMS service facilitated by PTA for citizens of Pakistan. Follow the below steps to check the SIM number on your ID card.
- Open a message application on your mobile phone
- Type a 13-digit code of the CNIC card against which you want to find the total sim number registered. (Remember that type CNIC card number without hyphens).
- Now, press “Enter” and send it to “688”, (this text may charge a cost of PKR 2 + tax).
- Shortly, you will get results in a tabular form, that will show all the required details for the sim number registered on that particular identity card. It will also give information on network operators of sim cards.
Pak Sim Data
It is an online platform that allows users to get sim database online info tools for free of cost in Pakistan. You can easily get sim owner details by using the sim information system. You can also locate sim information to get location using “Live tracker”. It also offers a service to check details for any mobile number in any city of Pakistan within seconds. One can use CNIC system information to get details for a person associated with an ID card number. These tools can used by individuals or corporations for legal purposes only. One of the best things about using Pak SIM data is that they provide all the services for free without the need to buy any subscription package or free from any kind of downloading process. Pak sim data website (paksimdata.com) provides an easy-to-use approach for users so anyone can use info tools at their fingertips.
- Open the official website of Pak SIM details (paksimdata.com) typing in the URL using any browser.
- Enter the CNIC card number of the individual and press “submit”.
- Results will appear on the screen within seconds showing all the associated details of a person linked with a CNIC card.
Conclusion
The above article summarizes the discussion, of “how to check numbers registered on CNIC”. It is very important to know all the details of sims that are registered against your CNIC card number to prevent any legal actions by government departments in the future as we all know the increase in terrorism and crime rate associated with the use of sim cards. Thus, the PTA is a government organization that regulates all the data associated with SIM cards. Any individual in Pakistan can have only five sims registered on their CNICs per policy by PTA, (does not allow to issue more than five sims for a person).
