December 18, 2019

Illegal Gateway Exchange Raided in Lahore

 (Islamabad: 17th December, 2019): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its continuous efforts to curtail illegal grey trafficking, carried out a successful raid in coordination with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Lahore.

The raid was conducted at Barkat Market Lahore where an illegal server exchange running over 30 fixed line numbers was found operational. Illegal equipment including 3 Laptops, 1 media convertor and 4 modems was confiscated. Five persons were arrested during the raid whereas, further investigations are underway.

The ongoing successful raids against grey operators are testament to PTA’s continuous monitoring, commitment and persistent efforts along with the support of FIA in curtailing grey traffic.

 

Khurram Ali Mehran

Director (PR)