Pakistan — SMS Sender ID Regulations | SMSala

01 — Regulations

Domestic vs International

Requirements differ by who is sending. Pick the scope that matches your business.

Sender ID registration is required for Pakistan. The current requirements are shown below as provided by the SMSala Sender ID team.

Sender capabilities

Alphanumeric Sender IDSupported

Short codeSupported

Long numericNot supported

Sender formatAlphanumeric

Approval time15-Days

FeesNo Fees

ScopeDomestic company

Registration requirements

Registration requiredYes

Restrictions

Other Scams

Regulatory

Phishing

Explicit Content

Sending rules

URL restrictionsNo

OTPNo

Opt-out mandatoryNo

Allowed hours (Mon–Fri)MON - FRI: 08:00:00 - 20:00:00; Timezone from MSISDN

Allowed hours (Sat)SAT: 08:00:00 - 20:00:00; Timezone from MSISDN

Allowed hours (Sun)SUN: 08:00:00 - 20:00:00; Timezone from MSISDN

02 — Operators

Operator regulations

4 networks carry SMS traffic in Pakistan. MNP is live in most markets — run an HLR lookup before routing.

JazzMCC 410 · Registration required

ZongMCC 410 · Registration required

Telenor PakistanMCC 410 · Registration required

UfoneMCC 410 · Registration required

03 — Compliance

Additional compliance notes

Country & operator-specific guidance maintained by the Sender ID team.

Requirements

Sender ID, Company Name, Company Origin Country, Website, Traffic Type, Sample Content, Company HQ Registration required, all unregistered Senders will be replaced by Genric Senders . For Telenor, Alpha Senders are not supported Senders are overwritten with a short code

Required documents

National ID Card, Trade Licences, NTN

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Our compliance specialists assist with registration requirements, document review, operator approvals, and both domestic and international onboarding.

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