Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its ongoing efforts to curb the menace of illegal grey trafficking, carried out a successful raid in coordination with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB), today. The raid was carried against illegal VoIP setup operating at Block Razabad, Bazaar no. 1, Faisalabad.
During the raid, a huge illegal grey traffic setup was recovered. The team recovered nineteen (19) operational illegal gateways and approximately 5,000 SIMs along with other allied equipment including 11 routers, 4 smartphones, 14 internet devices and 18 laptops etc. Three persons were arrested and further interrogation is underway.
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The successful raid against the grey operators was made possible because of continuous monitoring, commitment and persistent efforts by PTA in curbing the menace of grey traffic thus curbing the loss to national exchequer due to these illegal grey traffickers.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Ordinance 1994, established the primary regulatory framework for the telecommunication industry including the establishment of an authority. Thereafter, Telecommunication (Re-Organization) Act no XVII was promulgated in 1996 that aimed to reorganize the telecom sector of Pakistan. Under Telecom Reorganization Act 1996, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) was established in 1996 to regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of telecommunication systems and the provision of telecom services.
