Islamabad, July 19, 2023 (PPI-OT): In a landmark event held today, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s “Temporary Mobile Registration System”. This initiative aims to facilitate overseas Pakistanis and foreign nationals visiting Pakistan by allowing them to register and utilize their personal mobile phones for up to 120 days from the date of their arrival, without any duties and taxes.

The Prime Minister, in his address, emphasized the government’s commitment to providing top-notch connectivity facilities to all visitors, ensuring that they can stay connected during their stay in Pakistan. We are dedicatedly working for provisioning of smooth ICT services across Pakistan and pledge to ensure and extend connectivity with ease and comfort to all those overseas Pakistanis and foreign national who are visiting Pakistan, said the Federal Minister for IT and Telecom, Syed Amin Ul Haq on the occasion of launch ceremony.

On this occasion, the Chairman PTA, Major General (R) Hafeez Ur Rehman expressed his gratitude to the stakeholders, including the Ministry of IT and Telecom (MoIT), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), for their invaluable support. He also said that PTA has implemented numerous consumer-centric initiatives and regulatory measures to ensure the provision of high-quality ICT services nationwide.

The Temporary Mobile Registration System has been devised in consultation with MoITT, FBR and FIA. This facility can be used by visitors during each visit to Pakistan. Users can apply online by visiting the official website: https://dirbs.pta.gov.pk/drs.

For more information, contact:

Public Relations,

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)

PTA Headquarters, Sector F- 5/1, Islamabad – 44000, Pakistan

Tel: +92-51-2878152

Fax: +92-51- 9219921

Email: pr@pta.gov.pk

Website: https://www.pta.gov.pk