Identity fraud in SIM registration process is one of the major problem that is in the scenario since the arrival of telecom companies in Pakistan, I believe telecom companies, government & the users itself are responsible for it, First it is the responsibility of telecom companies to allow only the authorized sales points for the sales & registration of there SIMs (subscribers identity module). They are required to actively monitor the sale points & ensure fair registration from the users. However we can expect them unfair at this, because every company likes to have more subscribers to gain more revenue. So ultimately for achieving this they can try every possible sales channel without caring about the consequence.

Ok! Now turning towards the government which holds a major responsibility in this regard, unfortunatly it seems me that the government was finding it difficult to direct the telecom operators with a fair & strict policy regarding the registration of new SIMs, Before the serious involvement of PTA (Pakistan telecom authority) the sales & registration process of telecom subscribers are not fair, SIMs of different companies were selling without the requirements of proper identity document, that is as easy as finding classifieds from Craigslist. Even a kid can purchase these SIMs from any retailor.

Franchises & the retailors are the great contributors in the occurrence of fake entries, every franchise owner gets a good profit margin on every SIM that is registered & sold in a defined region. They make fake entries for their sales in most of the cases when a buyer didn’t submit their original CNIC with the purchase. Similar is the case with retailers, they get Rs 20 to 30 on each registration form they submit to the franchise for registration, they attach anonymous CNIC with the registration forms that resulted in the fake entry for a particular mobile number. However, PTA has make these things easier now. you can register your SIM directly by calling them from your mobile phone.

I think what makes print media alive in a long run is the trust & believe of readers. i have seen many people, specially those who born before 80s. they uses all the print, electronic & web for news updates & the bottom line of their perception only agreed with the reports taken from print media editorials. so in this case, internet can be described as a good medium for information but not journalism. you get information in bulk & raw shape from the internet & you interpret it after checking it on some other sources of news.

But however, the graph of internet journalism & its effectiveness will be higher then any other source in a long run. all the reliable & trusted news providers are working to establish a smooth & successful setup at which the online readers of their news website will be charged for monthly subscriptions. they are also focusing at online social media tools such as the facebook & twitter to use for news purposes in order to boost up the readership. so will you pay for the online news content?