There is a great trend in Pakistan where little kids, and I do include immature men in that category, like to call people at odd hours and ask them to “make friendship with them.” In Pakistan, make friendship is to date them. First off, it takes a small man to call someone up and harass them, but then most of Pakistan’s male society is frustrated because of the Mullah code.
Now, since in Pakistan, the only thing that mobile companies will do is warn the person that is making these calls, we have created this Wall of Shame. If you are recieving harassing calls or SMSs, please post them on this site so that we can approach the relevant authorities for the permanent blocking of the number. Even if the number doesn’t get blocked, this will create a registry of stupid callers that can be referenced to PTA and the mobile companies, since they don’t believe that their connections could be used in this way.
I’ll start the list with the following Telenor numbers:
0346 – 263 -7787
0346 – 242 – 3506 – This person is a bi-sexual and has no problem asking men or women to join him in “friendship” so if you are looking to have some fun tonight give him a call. But be careful, he sounds all of 15 years old. Or maybe you can call him up and unload some pent up frustration.
If you are receiving harassing calls or SMSs from any of the mobile companies subscribers, feel free to list their cell number, what they said to you and the time of the call. We will push the mobile companies and PTA to take notice and action once and for all to rid our society of this trash.
And for the owners of the mobile numbers, you gave your right to privacy when you made your first harassing call or SMS. So don’t complain or whine that your number is posted on the internet for everyone to see what kind of person you are.
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Global Voices Online » Pakistan: Dealing with unwanted calls and sms added these pithy words on Oct 28 08 at 1:35 amKamran added these pithy words on Apr 17 07 at 1:19 pmI would add a further dimension to this debate.
Recently got a Call from a Pakistani Bank, the caller wanted to know, if I needed a Credit Card. I politely declined (the caller was a recent graduate, with one month on the job). On asking the caller, how he got my number, was told that, as I was a customer of a Gora Bank, so they got my details from there (his Boss had given him the list).
Now, the issue is, this Bank got the information (i carry a credit card and my personal cell no) through an ex employee of the Foreign Bank, who copied the database & took it with him on leaving the Bank. He is now using the database to get clients for his NEW employers.
My problems with this are as follows:
a. Bank details are supposed to be CONFIDENTIAL and not to be shared with anyone.
b. I DONT share my Cell No with everyone, as I don’t want to be bothered with too many calls at wrong times (in a meeting, working on a project or with family). So this call was a shocker.
c. How can the new employer know, that this guy would not steal THEIR database, when he leaves for the next opportunity.
d. Where does the stealing end?
Kamran
Saleem added these pithy words on Jul 25 07 at 12:35 pmHi… This is a good way to help peoples who are getting unwanted calls too much.. My Fiance told me that she is getting calls from a guy who harras her.
Number is 0321-9551655
Thanks
farzana added these pithy words on Aug 27 08 at 1:49 amThe problem in pakistan is you can buy as much as number of SIm cards – many complaints are coming but how to deal with them . is there legal law for such kind of harrasment or any punishment for harrasment.
Farzana
quaidian added these pithy words on Oct 10 08 at 12:51 pmI agree with farzana’s comments that there is no way to stop people to buy and use multiple SIMS from same or different companies. Its a nice initiative and people MUST use this forum to highlight the people creating disturbance in the society
ThinkPakistan added these pithy words on Oct 10 08 at 1:40 pmCompletely agreed. We have seen some motion from the PTA on stopping the issuance of pre-activated SMSes due to the terrorism problem, but we would like to see a law added to the Pakistan Penal Code for those who use mobile phones, and landlines for that matter, to harass people.
Going back to Kamran’s comment, it’s not just the banks that are doing this. I have personally stopped giving my cell number to any business, unless they are clients of ours. When you give your cell number for deliveries from fast food places and stores are bigger targets for cell phone harassment.
If we start being more responsible about WHO we give our numbers to, it is easier to make sure that we don’t get harassing calls. We have landlines so it’s not really necessary to give a cell number, in my humble opinion.
abc added these pithy words on Dec 17 08 at 12:42 pmhi i am so upset because i have been getting unwanted calls/smses for almost two-three months and most prolly this person got my number through cv which i might have dropped somewhere because once he smsed my address/landline number/company name. I am really scared, i replied to his only first call because at that time i did not know that it was an unwanted call but after that the series of unwanted calls/smses from different numbers have started off. His number is 0331-5346530. My friends were asking me to register complaint to Telephone complaint cell but i am little reluctant about it since he has my landline number and address as well.I dont want to create any scene infront of my home or even at my workplace. i don’t understand what kind of fun people have by harassing others specially when the other person is not your type.I am pissed off , I am scared and I am upset.
ThinkPakistan added these pithy words on Dec 17 08 at 2:53 pmABC,
I really wish that people wouldn’t behave like children in Pakistan. Around the world, people are granted an amount of privacy in everything they do. In Pakistan, places like McDonald’s have the stupidity to think that asking customers for national ID card numbers for their database is acceptable. I personally called McDonald’s to place a delivery order to have them ask me for very personal information about salary, rental/property price, education, etc. Without privacy laws, this will continue. Sadly, when we ask for feedback in terms of issues and social problems, there are no responses.
A few suggestions that we learned work from this post.
First, write a letter to the concerned cellular company. If a formal complaint is logged with the cell company, they must look into it. Also, provide the same letter to your cell company, so that they also follow it up and work to resolve the problem. You will most likely be asked to fax them the letter. Please send it via courier so that you can confirm that it has been received. Pakistani companies tend to “lose” complaints.
Next, write a letter to PTA, including a copy of the complaint. Most of the time, PTA is never notified of the complaint thereby assuring that it is never resolved. The reason that you notify PTA is because they can blacklist the subscriber who harassing you so that they can’t get a cell in their name, prepaid or postpaid, from any cell company.
In both of these letters, please put as much detail about the time/date of the call, what (if anything) was said, and how many times it has happened. This information is important so that the cell company can confirm the information and take action.
Now, in terms of him having your address and landline number. If you feel this person is a dangerous threat, you should contact CPLC. CPLC is the best equipped to handle dangerous threats and getting the best resolution. CPLC will also take care of making sure there is security at your home and that your landline is monitored by a live person from CPLC, so that any threats are handled immediately. I don’t count on the police to do anything pro-active about it, CPLC will.
I wish that we could provide more assistance, but this has to be handled correctly and that can only be done by professionals.
blake added these pithy words on Jan 23 09 at 1:36 amhey there guys!!!
just recently i started having calls from a number: 03085637183
dont know who that crap is but he only likes to give miss-calls rather than talking out loud.so his this attitude is quite irritating.
any suggestions to get rid,
Darius added these pithy words on Jan 26 09 at 9:46 pmThis is great. I really appreciate you idea of creating a Wall of Shame. However, in truth, putting up people’s numbers would not do any good.
The main reason behind this is the fact that so many cell-phone operators have opened up in Pakistan and with so low rates for calls and sms. Besides, it is now a sort of “fashion” to have cell-phones even with kids. With the rates they are charging and no proper monitoring from the parents end, such prank calls are bound to happen.
Even worse is the fact that due to the enormous competition, the ridiculously low rates at night time are encouraging this type of behavior.
I don’t think that putting up someone’s numbers like this can actually help because it is very easy to get another number from another operator (or the same operator) and the culprits can continue doing what they do.
What we actually need is proper supervisions in cases of kids and for the cell-phone operators to monitor who they are giving out the numbers to and how many numbers on a single CNIC. Unless these companies put a leash on their rates, I don’t think an effective solution can exist for this problem.
Yet, this is a very good idea.
Moon added these pithy words on Feb 11 09 at 4:52 pmSlam, plz note someone stupid guy has been having volgure messegaes and unwanted calls at my fiances’s cell no. the numbers are 0300-4794610 & 0321-8801075. please do somthing to teach a seriouse lesson to such bad guys. Thx.
Rugal added these pithy words on Mar 12 09 at 11:00 amHello everyone,
I totally agree with you guys that we don’t have any kind of law to stop these harassment calls / SMS except a polite warning, even if you are complaining to the any law enforcement department they will say, ” itna masla hay to sim change karlo”.The thing is when will we have the complete law policy about these types of harassments and when will get rif off them.
Sanya added these pithy words on Jun 20 09 at 12:56 amFlood the PTA with letters, telephones and emails telling them to stop this stuff and they will
Salman added these pithy words on Jun 25 09 at 4:28 pmASALAM O ALIKUM everyone…my opinion is that if any1 who has lot of free time and enjoy teasing others,besides going to poor autorities and beging thm fr help why dun we figure out sum solution by ourself?.
so if ur girl, whn eva 1 calls u recive the call n gv to ur father/brother/frnd….or any male 3 4 times aftr talking to guy he wnt call again.
its my personal experience…
n if u wnt to really enjoy thn whn eva 1 calls ,recive the call n put it on mute,most ppl r poor in our country so definetly 1 wll nt do aftr havn ths thing 3 4 times…enjoy
ALLAH HAFIZ
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sania added these pithy words on Aug 05 09 at 11:27 amwhen ever i get such a call i just recieve it and let him do the talking and after a while when the caller realizes that i am not hearing his call and he is wasting his time and money he wont call again if he does i would just repeat what i did before …surely the result would be in your favor …
Tanya added these pithy words on Aug 25 09 at 2:57 am333-619-1899
333-61918
Above numbers called me 100 times a day. He is mullah type guy (I think he is terrorist or tallban ) and convence to people that he will tell you good thing .he use religion . he knows all about Islam and his peer but he is totally fake . he goes in chat room like yahoo , face book, msm , and start chat with female and when he got all information after few week chat then he start black mailing
he has one girl in his group .314-610-0018. she has many fake name.
waheed added these pithy words on Sep 09 09 at 1:45 amI am in USA and I received unwelcome calls and text massages . They were calling at my home phone day and night like every minute. They were harassing and threating me and my family and asking for money. I asked where you get my number he said some one give us. He made me change my all phone. In Pakistan they are thinging it is fun but they don’t how big crime is in USA.
It took me 4 weeks to figure out those phone number.
3336191899,3146100018,33361918
shan added these pithy words on Oct 09 09 at 1:11 am03442270382 this is a number which give me the problem.
Sonia added these pithy words on Nov 10 09 at 11:52 pmIm so much upset of these wrong cell calls and massages,i really feel harassment due to those stupid,illmannered,ignorant persons/animals..i really dont wana change my number coz of bastards…there is no established law in Pakistan to stop this cell phone crimes of harrasment…BUT WE WANT LAW..Following r the alot of numbers which r disturbing me continusely….i think they bought huge amount of sims to interupt people…they have mission…coz they have no other bussiness to do..farighhhhhhhh
03463236347
03003054168
03342643645
03322048974
03324658678
03435402985
03349937116
03465119829
nadia added these pithy words on Dec 08 09 at 9:35 pmSame problem like sonia .Im so much upset of these wrong cell calls and massages,i really feel harassment due to those stupid,illmannered,ignorant persons/animals..i
LIKE ANIMAL PERSON NUMBER >03313341223
Mian Alamgir added these pithy words on Feb 22 10 at 8:50 pmohhhhhhhh its a gr8 way to find out but as FARZANA sister said that is there a law for them.besides me i will like to gave them a strange punishment ever given in Pakistan, but infact there is not such a law in Pakistan which gives punishment,
it will be more usefull if you trace him by yourself and give punishment what ever you want.Thanks
salman added these pithy words on Feb 24 10 at 3:26 pmim geting disturbed alot and not able to study some numbers disturb me alot .sometime there are boys and sometime a girl who will ask me to do friendship .i dont know what to do im totally pissed off help me.this is number 032286670
kiran added these pithy words on Mar 03 10 at 4:52 pmi want to know abt this number 03469370688.. this number constantly is teasing me.. plz give me all details abt person using this number..thanks
syed ahmed shah added these pithy words on Mar 20 10 at 2:28 pmThis is good way to help peoples who are getting unwanted callsfrom anonymous culprits… My Bhabhi told me that she is getting calls from a guy who harras her. The guy uses sim which he might be keeping for the said purposes, thats wh when we call him from other numbers, he usually shut off his fone. Kindly do something to block the number.
thanksNumber is 0343-3214692
Sajjad Advocate added these pithy words on Mar 30 10 at 7:50 pmBeing a concerned person about the ongoing stupidity of calls and sms from unknown numbers in the odd hours, it’s my personal experience (as a lawyer) with the enforcement agencies, that there is a legal mechanism to deal with this issue but the problem is with the enforcement agencies like police, FIA etc. I have been receiving very base worded sms and calls for a couple of days… I lodged a complaint on FIA website and also lodged a complaint in writing at the police station but with no output. Though indecent messages can entail upto 3years punishment under the Telegraph Act but the question is “who is going to enforce this law?”
There are many bad experiences with my clients, relatives and colleagues who were virtually tortured but despite following the due procedure, I have been miserably unable to bring the culprits to the process of law…!
We all the cell phone users are “consumers” in legal terms and any embarrassment caused to us by a phone number through the communication channel of a particular company, calls for an action against such company by us in any Consumer Court by simply filing an Application, describing the grievance.
Regretted to say, that the regulatory mechanism of PTA is not that efficient and the mobile companies are not that much concerned about the Privacy of its customers… Privacy is not just about keeping personal information safe, rather it includes non interference with one’s routine life as well…
Sajjad Ali added these pithy words on Apr 11 10 at 2:58 amsir,
This is good way to help peoples who are getting unwanted callsfrom anonymous culprits… My Bhabhi told me that she is getting calls from a guy who harras her. The guy uses sim which he might be keeping for the said purposes, thats wh when we call him from other numbers, he usually shut off his fone. Kindly do something to block the number.
thanksThe numbers is 03459523788
Masood added these pithy words on May 08 10 at 12:29 amI have been receiving very offending calls and SMS messages from one of the subscriber of ZONG Mobile
You are requested to please block the following number: 0313-2337026 and help me get rid of this mental torture. Please help me friendsBest Regards,
Masood
M added these pithy words on Jun 22 10 at 4:42 pm0345 4443140
he’s a kid tell his name waqas… he’s a bastard honestly… i would really like pta to take action against him.
0332 3692998
03366919807
03136220078
03004101889
03066447948
03424345283all these are his numbers. i wish some one teaches him a lesson
IRSHAD added these pithy words on Aug 29 10 at 5:23 ami want to know the details about these numbers as some 1 is annoying me using different mobiles , i will be highly thankfull if u provide m e details ,the numbers are
03065754601
03053631451
03068940090
03052606484
0315706000503325705696
03022202209
03155520028
03133416816
03462296345
ThinkPakistan added these pithy words on Aug 29 10 at 1:40 pmWe don’t provide details on numbers. What we do is contact the relevant cell provider and ask them to check the numbers and have them disabled due to harassing calls. This does require that you either pick up the phone when they call or they send you an SMS. There must be some evidence on the offending number’s call log to prove that they are harassing you.