Pakistan's authorities have launched a crackdown on devices with fake IMEI numbers, announcing that such phones will soon be blocked from the network.
The initiative aims to regulate the market and eliminate illegally registered devices, which have proliferated due to high import taxes on premium smartphones.
Millions of users who unknowingly purchased counterfeit devices or phones with cloned IMEI numbers could be affected by this operation.
Consumers have been advised to avoid purchasing mobile phones without proper warranties or those available at suspiciously low prices.