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title: "Two MNAs and a businessman lose millions in fake SIM card fraud"
description: "Most outlets led with the involvement of two Members of the National Assembly in a fraud case involving fake duplicate SIM cards, highlighting the amount of money lost. Daily Pakistan added context by mentioning a Karachi businessman also affected, while ProPakistani focused solely on the MNAs and the financial loss."
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# Two MNAs and a businessman lose millions in fake SIM card fraud

pakistan · updated 19 Oct 2026, 9:51 PM PKT · 19 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the involvement of two Members of the National Assembly in a fraud case involving fake duplicate SIM cards, highlighting the amount of money lost. Daily Pakistan added context by mentioning a Karachi businessman also affected, while ProPakistani focused solely on the MNAs and the financial loss.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [2 MNAs Lose Rs. 35 Lac to SIM Fraud](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/19/2-mnas-lose-rs-35-lac-to-bank-fraud/) · 19 Oct 2026, 9:51 PM PKT
  > Two Members of National Assembly (MNAs) have lost millions of rupees in separate fraud cases involving fake duplicate SIM cards… Read More
- **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Fake SIMs scam rocks Pakistan as two MNAs, Karachi businessman lose millions](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/19-Oct-2026/fake-sim-scam-rocks-pakistan-as-two-mnas-karachi-businessman-lose-millions) · 19 Oct 2026, 9:07 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > KARACHI – A major fraud involving the use of illegally issued duplicate SIM cards to steal millions of rupees from bank accounts has come to light in Pakistan, with two members of the National Assembly (MNAs) and a Karachi-based businessman among the reported victims. According to a report, the fraudsters allegedly obtained duplicate SIM cards […]
- **Pakistan Today** — [Duplicate SIM fraud drains accounts of two MNAs, businessman](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/19/duplicate-sim-fraud-drains-accounts-of-two-mnas-businessman) · 19 Oct 2026, 6:35 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing
  > MQM MNA Farhan Chishti discovered the fraud after landing at Islamabad airport on January 12 and finding his mobile phone inactive.

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [NA panel highlights risks of illegal SIMs and banking fraud](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6346-na-panel-raises-alarm-over-illegal-sims-banking-frauds) · 4 Sep 2026 · 4 outlets · 70% related

3 articles from 3 outlets, 19 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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