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Telecom regulator: licences operators, runs DIRBS phone registration and handles consumer complaints.
Also: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, DIRBS
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Telecom
Mobile load tax
How much balance you actually get when you load Rs 100, 500 or 1,000 on Jazz, Zong, Telenor or Ufone: the 15% advance income tax taken at recharge, the sales tax taken when you use it, and how much of the tax a filer can claim back.
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PTA Tax
Check PTA tax for any phone in seconds. Enter the phone value to see the PTA/FBR tax on passport and on CNIC, iPhone 17, Samsung Galaxy and all imported phones.
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News & guides
Guide
How to check SIMs registered on your CNIC (668 SMS and cnic.sims.pk)
Find out how many SIMs are on your CNIC in one SMS, block any you do not recognise, and stay away from the 'SIM owner details' sites that sell leaked data.
15 Sept 2026
News
Rs 100 off a litre: who gets petrol relief at Rs 380.24 and how to claim it on 9771
Registration SMS is now free and open-letter bikes qualify. Here is who gets Rs 2,000 or Rs 3,000 a month, how the 9771 tokens work, and when your city goes live.
15 Sept 2026
News
PTA tax on the iPhone 17: what you will actually pay on passport vs CNIC
The new iPhones fall in the top DIRBS slab. Registering within 60 days of arrival on a passport saves a meaningful amount over CNIC.
12 Sept 2026
Guide
How to register an imported phone with PTA (DIRBS) and pay the tax
An unregistered foreign phone works for 60 days on a Pakistani SIM. Here is how to register it on DIRBS, pay the PSID in time and avoid the mistakes that get applications deleted.
12 Sept 2026