Pakistan +92

Updated 4 months ago

The various networks in Pakistan have different rules and requirements. See below for an overview.

OPERATOR	COMMENTS
Zong	Pure Alpha only. Alphanumeric (e.g. SMS123) is not supported and will be replaced with Generic senderID.
Jazz	Alpha senders require Pre-Registration. Non registered senders will be replaced with generic Alpha
Ufone	All senders are replaced with a short code
SCO Pakistan
Telenor Pakistan	All senders are replaced with a short code

Both one-way and two-way traffic is supported
Domestic brands can register an alphanumeric sender ID
International brands should register their sender ID for best practices, otherwise their messages will be delivered with a generic shared short code
Two-way traffic is supported with numeric long codes and is for domestic traffic only. Marketing campaigns are not allowed

Regulations and Best Practices

Opt-In:

Required but can be done via other channels than sms, i.e. MO number is not a requirement for this.

Opt-Out:

Required but can be done via other channels than sms, i.e. MO number is not a requirement for this.

An alphanumeric sender ID may be used but must be pre-registered, if you wish to register a sender ID there will be a once-off $50 USD fee. Please supply the following information to our 24/7 chat support team