Top Story April 8, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has launched a new automated system to block "lost, stolen, and snatched mobile phones". According to the PTA, users can send an application through the Lost & Stolen Device System (LSDS) to block the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their mobiles, which would be blocked within 24 hours of the complaint's registration "after necessary verification". Requests to block the IMEIs should be made in order to prevent mobile phones from "potential misuse", the PTA wrote on Twitter. "The complainant will receive a complaint reference number upon successful registration of blocking request," it added. On the other hand, the same procedure must be followed if the phone has been recovered. Users should "mention their complaint reference number along with other mandatory details that was given to them earlier for blocking of mobile phone".