--- title: "NA panel highlights risks of illegal SIMs and banking fraud" description: "Most outlets led with the National Assembly panel's concerns about illegal SIMs being used in banking fraud and fraudulent calls. Dawn and Pakistan Observer emphasized the role of system loopholes in enabling the crime wave, while Associated Press of Pakistan focused on the call for stronger safeguards and the misuse of biometric data. All three excerpts framed the issue as a significant and growing threat." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/6346-na-panel-raises-alarm-over-illegal-sims-banking-frauds site: HarZaviya language: en --- # NA panel highlights risks of illegal SIMs and banking fraud pakistan · latest filing 4 Sep 2026, 7:42 AM PKT · 3–4 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the National Assembly panel's concerns about illegal SIMs being used in banking fraud and fraudulent calls. Dawn and Pakistan Observer emphasized the role of system loopholes in enabling the crime wave, while Associated Press of Pakistan focused on the call for stronger safeguards and the misuse of biometric data. All three excerpts framed the issue as a significant and growing threat. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Loopholes fuel crime wave as illegal SIMs drive banking fraud, NA panel told](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1547715/loopholes-fuel-crime-wave-as-illegal-sims-drive-banking-fraud-na-panel-told/) · 4 Sep 2026, 7:42 AM PKT > The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Thursday called for stronger safeguards against fraudulent calls, illegal issuance of SIMs, misuse of biometric data and financial scams, directing the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), banks, law enforcement agencies and cellular operators to jointly devise measures to protect citizens and curb cyber fraud.... - **Pakistan Observer** — [NA Panel Raises Alarm Over Illegal SIMs, Banking Frauds](https://pakobserver.net/na-panel-raises-alarm-over-illegal-sims-banking-frauds/) · 3 Sep 2026, 11:33 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Weaknesses in Pakistan’s systems provide opportunities for fraudsters, with illegally obtained SIM cards being used to make fraudulent calls and… - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [NA panel seeks crackdown on SIM fraud, cyber scams](https://www.app.com.pk/national/na-panel-seeks-crackdown-on-sim-fraud-cyber-scams/) · 3 Sep 2026, 10:06 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD, Sep 03 (APP):The National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Thursday called for stronger safeguards against fraudulent calls, illegal issuance of SIMs, misuse of biometric data and financial scams, directing the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), banks, law enforcement agencies and cellular operators to jointly devise measures to protect citize... - **Dawn** — [Loopholes fuel crime wave as illegal SIMs drive banking fraud, NA panel told](https://www.dawn.com/news/2027246/loopholes-fuel-crime-wave-as-illegal-sims-drive-banking-fraud-na-panel-told) · 3 Sep 2026, 10:02 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Loopholes in the system continue to fuel a crime wave, with illegally issued SIMs being used in a large number of fraudulent calls and fake banking messages. This was the grim picture presented to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Thursday, as regulators acknowledged that scammers remain active despite the blocking of 18.2 million illegal S... ## 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). - [Pakistan Explores Facial and Iris Recognition for SIM Registration](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6491-pakistan-eyes-facial-recognition-for-sim-registration) · 4 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 76% related 4 articles from 4 outlets, 3–4 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. 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