Check SIM owner details in Pakistan for free

The quick answer

There are four official ways to check SIM owner details in Pakistan, online or by SMS. Each one works on your own CNIC or your own SIM.

No official channel shows the name, CNIC or address behind someone else's number.

Find the right guide

The same SIM record is searched for under many names. Each of these has its own page.

What "SIM owner details" means

Every SIM sold in Pakistan is registered against a CNIC and verified with a thumbprint. The record of who owns which SIM is kept by the mobile operators, and PTA runs a system that lets each person check the SIMs under their own identity card.

So the check that is open to everyone is this: how many SIMs are on my CNIC, and on which networks? That answer is enough to spot a SIM that someone else activated in your name.

People search for this record under many names: SIM information, SIM database, Pak SIM data, SIM details, SIM ownership. They all mean the same registration record, and it is reached through the same official channels described on this page.

More about SIM information and what the record shows

How to check SIM owner details on your CNIC

The first two methods cover every SIM on your CNIC and give the same result. The others are for one SIM, or for getting help.

Method 1: the online portal, cnic.sims.pk (free)

1. Open cnic.sims.pk in any browser.
2. Type your 13-digit CNIC number without dashes.
3. Complete the security check if one appears, then submit.
4. Read the table. It lists how many SIMs you have with each operator, and the total.

The portal only needs an internet connection, which makes it the method to use from outside Pakistan.

Method 2: SMS your CNIC to 668

1. Open a new text message on any SIM.
2. Type your 13-digit CNIC number with no dashes or spaces.
3. Send it to 668.
4. The reply shows the number of SIMs on your CNIC, operator by operator.

The portal is free. The SMS carries a small standard charge, around Rs 2 plus tax, which can change.

Method 3: check one SIM with MNP to 667

To check a single SIM instead of your whole CNIC, put that SIM in your phone and text the word MNP to 667. The reply gives the registration details held for that SIM.

It only answers for the SIM that sends the message. That makes it useful before you link a number to a bank account or mobile wallet, and when you are handed a used SIM.

Method 4: PTA's WhatsApp assistant

In February 2026 PTA launched a Digital Assistant on WhatsApp at 0315-0055055. It is menu-based: it gives guidance on telecom services and walks you through filing a complaint.

Take the number from PTA's own announcement. Treat any WhatsApp account that asks for an OTP or a payment as a scam, whatever name it uses.

Method 5: the operator's franchise or helpline

For a printed record, a correction or a block, go to your operator's franchise or customer service centre with your original CNIC. Staff verify your thumbprint before they change anything. The helplines can take a complaint and give you a reference number.

Which method should you use?

If the check doesn't work

• Type the CNIC as 13 digits, with no dashes, spaces or letters.
• 668 is an SMS short code. Send a text message to it. Dialling it won't work.
• Make sure you have balance for the SMS.
• Type cnic.sims.pk yourself and check the spelling. Look-alike sites exist to collect CNIC numbers.
• If one method fails, try the other. They read the same record.

Full guide: check the SIMs on your CNIC

How many SIMs can be registered on one CNIC?

Eight in total: five voice SIMs and three data-only SIMs, counted across all networks together. The Supreme Court set this limit on 5 November 2015. Before that, the cap was five SIMs per CNIC.

A count that looks too high isn't always fraud. These all count toward your eight:

• A data SIM left inside an old internet device or dongle
• A number you stopped using but never closed
• A SIM you bought for a family member on your own CNIC

If there is still a SIM you can't account for, follow the steps under Found a SIM that isn't yours. The limit and the other rules are explained under SIM information.

Can you check SIM owner details by number?

No. There is no official way to get a name, CNIC or address from someone else's mobile number. The 668 service and the portal start from your own CNIC, and 667 only answers for the SIM that sends the message.

What a number does tell you

• Which network issued it, from the first four digits. The tool at the top reads this for you.
• Whether it is a valid mobile number: 11 digits starting with 03, or +92 3 from abroad.

"Pak SIM data" and "SIM database" websites

Websites and apps that promise SIM owner details by number have no access to PTA's records. What they show is either made up or taken from old leaked data, and many record the numbers and CNICs typed into them. Some push visitors to pay through WhatsApp for "full details".

Avoid them, and never enter your CNIC on one. Using another person's identity information without permission is also an offence under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016.

This table is general information, not legal advice.

If an unknown number is harassing you

1. Save the evidence: screenshots of messages and call logs, with dates and times.
2. Block the number on your phone.
3. Report it to the number's operator, and to PTA if the operator doesn't act.
4. For fraud, blackmail or threats, call the cybercrime helpline of the NCCIA on 1799.

You don't need to know who the caller is before you report. Investigators can get subscriber records from the operators through legal process.

Full guide: SIM owner details by number

Which network is a number from?

The first four digits of a Pakistani mobile number show which operator issued it. Enter a number in the tool at the top of this page, or read the code from this table.

The code shows the network that first issued the number. Someone who switched networks through mobile number portability keeps the old code, so the current network can be different.

Codes for your own SIM

These codes show the number of the SIM in your phone. Operators change codes from time to time, so confirm with your operator if one doesn't respond.

Helplines are dialled from that operator's own SIM.

Network guides: Jazz, Zong, Telenor, Ufone, SCOM. All codes are on the network codes page.

Telenor and Ufone are now one company

On 1 July 2026 Telenor Pakistan was formally merged into Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML), the PTCL subsidiary that runs Ufone, after approval from the Islamabad High Court. The company has promised continuity of service for both Ufone and Telenor customers while the two networks are integrated.

ONIC has stopped selling new SIMs

In September 2026 PTA ordered PTML to stop issuing new ONIC SIMs and eSIMs and to stop taking new subscriptions. PTA found that ONIC works like a mobile virtual network operator, which needs its own licence. Existing ONIC customers keep their service during a three-month transition.

SIM rules that changed in 2026

Older guides still describe rules that no longer apply. These are the changes that affect a SIM owner details check, newest first.

Two more points. New SIMs are no longer sold between midnight and 6 am. And PTA has proposed facial verification as an extra step when a SIM is issued, but as of September 2026 that was a proposal and not a rule.

The one-year disowning rule means a SIM you give your thumbprint for stays on your CNIC for a year. Don't give your thumbprint for anyone else's SIM.

Found a SIM that isn't yours?

A SIM on your CNIC is your responsibility. If it is used for fraud, the trail leads to you, so act quickly and keep a record of each step.

1. Take a screenshot of the portal result or the 668 reply, with the date showing.
2. Note which operator the unknown SIM is with.
3. Call that operator's helpline. Say a SIM is registered on your CNIC without your permission, and ask for a complaint number.
4. Go to the operator's franchise or customer service centre with your original CNIC and ask for the SIM to be blocked and disowned. They will verify your thumbprint.
5. If the operator doesn't resolve it, file a complaint with PTA on 0800-55055 or at complaint.pta.gov.pk, and quote the operator's complaint number.
6. Check again on the portal or through 668 after a few days to confirm the count has dropped.

What it costs

Since 1 January 2024, operators can charge up to Rs 200 to disown a SIM that has been held for less than six months. There is a one-time waiver if the SIM was issued in your name illegally and without your consent, so say clearly at the counter that you never bought it.

If the SIM is less than a year old

Under the 2026 rule, a newly activated SIM can be disowned only after one year. If you are told an unknown SIM can't be disowned yet, ask for it to be blocked and file the PTA complaint anyway. The complaint is your dated proof that you reported it.

Block, disown or transfer?

Keep your CNIC clean

• Don't hand a SIM registered in your name to anyone else. PTA has warned that this is an offence.
• Buy SIMs only from an operator's franchise or an authorised retailer.
• Be careful where you give your thumbprint.
• Write the purpose and the date across any CNIC photocopy you hand over.
• Block SIMs you no longer use, and repeat the check every few months.

Full guide: block or disown a SIM

Overseas, expired CNIC and used SIMs

Checking from outside Pakistan

The 668 service needs a Pakistani SIM, so use cnic.sims.pk with your CNIC or NICOP number. PTA's WhatsApp assistant also works over the internet. Blocking or disowning a SIM needs a thumbprint at a franchise, so ask the operator's helpline how to handle it while you are abroad.

If your CNIC has expired

PTA warned more than once in 2026 that SIMs on expired CNICs can be blocked. Renew the card through NADRA. Your 13-digit number stays the same, so your SIMs stay linked to it. After renewal, check with your operator that its record is updated.

SIMs of a relative who has died

SIMs stay registered on a CNIC after the holder dies, until the family has them closed. Go to each operator's franchise with the death certificate and your own CNIC, and ask what they need to block or transfer the numbers.

Buying or taking over a used SIM

Text MNP to 667 from the SIM to see the record it sits on. Then complete an ownership transfer at the operator's franchise with the current owner present. Until the transfer is done, the number legally belongs to the previous owner.

SIM scams to watch for

Most SIM fraud depends on a person handing over a code, a thumbprint or a payment. These are the common patterns.

Where to report

• Spam messages: forward them to 9000.
• Fraud, blackmail or identity misuse: the NCCIA cybercrime helpline, 1799.
• A SIM problem the operator hasn't fixed: PTA on 0800-55055.
• A phone you are about to buy: dial *#06# to see its IMEI, then SMS the IMEI to 8484 to check its status with PTA.

All the codes in one table

SIM owner details kaise check karein? (Roman Urdu)

Apne CNIC par SIMs kaise check karein?

Apna 13 hindson ka CNIC number baghair dash ke likh kar 668 par SMS karein. Is ka kharcha taqreeban Rs 2 aur tax hai. Doosra tareeqa cnic.sims.pk hai, jo free hai: site kholein, CNIC number likhein aur submit karein. Jawab mein har network par aap ke naam ki SIMs ki tadaad aati hai.

Ek CNIC par kitni SIMs ho sakti hain?

Kul aath: paanch voice SIMs aur teen data SIMs, tamam networks mila kar.

Kya number se owner ka naam pata chal sakta hai?

Nahi. Koi official tareeqa kisi doosre ke number se us ka naam, CNIC ya address nahi batata. Jo websites yeh dawa karti hain un ke paas PTA ka record nahi hota. Aisi site par apna CNIC number na likhein.

Haath wali SIM kis ke naam par hai?

Usi SIM se MNP likh kar 667 par SMS karein. Jawab mein us SIM ki registration ki maloomat aati hai.

Anjaan SIM nikle to kya karein?

Result ka screenshot lein. Us network ki helpline par call kar ke complaint number lein. Phir original CNIC ke saath franchise ja kar SIM block aur disown karwayein. Masla hal na ho to PTA ko 0800-55055 ya complaint.pta.gov.pk par complaint karein.

Nayi SIM kab disown ho sakti hai?

May 2026 ke rule ke mutabiq nayi activate hui SIM ek saal baad hi disown ho sakti hai. Is liye kisi aur ki SIM ke liye apna angootha na lagayein.

Koi anjaan number tang kar raha ho to?

Messages aur calls ke screenshot rakhein aur number block kar dein. Fraud, blackmail ya dhamki ki soorat mein NCCIA ki helpline 1799 par report karein.

Common questions

About this site

SIM Data Information is an independent information site about SIM registration in Pakistan. It explains the official ways to check the SIMs on your own CNIC and what to do when something is wrong. It is not affiliated with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority or any mobile operator, and it holds no subscriber database.

Codes and rules change. Confirm anything important with PTA or your operator before you rely on it.

Privacy

The tool at the top of this page runs inside your browser. The mobile number or CNIC you type is not sent to this site and is not saved. The CNIC is only placed into your own SMS to 668 when you press the button.

This site has no accounts and no forms that collect personal details. The page loads its fonts from Google Fonts, so your browser contacts Google to fetch them.

Contact

Found a mistake or a code that no longer works? Email contact@simdatainformation.com.pk and it will be checked and corrected.