Mobile Testing Center

Official links and tools

Official websites first. Third-party tools are marked, with what they cannot do.

Official means the maker or the Pakistani regulator runs it. Third-party means anyone else. Official websites do not allow other sites to show them inside a frame, so each one opens in a new tab. We never ask for your IMEI or serial number here.

PTA DIRBS: check a phone's status

Official

The official way to see whether a phone's IMEI is registered and allowed on Pakistani networks.

Limit: Needs the IMEI typed in and a reCAPTCHA. Only tells you about that IMEI, not whether the phone in your hand is the original device.

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PTA DRS: register an imported phone

Official

Where an imported phone is registered after the customs duty and taxes are paid.

Limit: It was slow to respond when we tested it. Registration fees and taxes are not set by this site.

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PTA statement on registration and taxes

Official

PTA explains that it checks technical standards through DIRBS, while the tax rates belong to FBR.

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