Block sims, social media accounts of unvaccinated people, Pakistan's Sindh govt asks NCOC

In what could be termed as a harsh measure toencourage vaccination,the Pakistan's National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has been asked officially by the regional, Sindh government,to block the mobile phonesims and social media accounts of unvaccinated users on Saturday,a report by The News said.

The Sindh Government has apprised the national coordinator of the NCOCin a letterabout the decision of the blocking of mobile sims. It wastaken during the Provincial Corona Task Force meeting, which was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.

The task force recommended sims' blocking in a phased manner. In the first,a warning message will beissued by thegovernment. After it,blocking ofsocial media accounts will be carried out. In the next phase,the outgoing calls will be blocked and, in the end,the SIM will be completely blocked untilinoculation.

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The letter reads,“It is, therefore, requested that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority be directed to take necessary measures accordingly for a successful vaccination drive to break the transmission chain of COVID-19.”

Earlier, Adviser to Chief Minister Murtaza Wahab hadtweeted about theSindh government's plan towrite to the NCOC and the PTA on blocking the sims.

(With inputs from agencies)