ISLAMABAD: Five mobile companies have started biometric re-verification process of around 103 million, mobile phone SIMs, under newly devised National Action Plan of government to counter terrorism.
Cellular mobile operators, Mobilink, Telenor Pakistan, Ufone, Zong and Warid have started Biometric Verification System (BVS) across the country.
The cellular mobile operators have already facilitated data verification exercises in the past as well including the 668 process back in 2009, 789 verification process in 2011 and Biometric Verification System (BVS) introduced in 2014.
The industry has so far invested $25 million on the provision of around 60,000 BVS devices and Rs 22 billion on previous mandatory verification processes with another significant amount to be spent on this re-verification exercise to enhance the availability of these BVS devices across Pakistan.
