Pakistan SMS Features and Restrictions Pakistan SMS Features and Restrictions

Pakistan SMS Features and Restrictions

Subrata Swain

Country Summary

Country Name Pakistan
ISO PK
Country Code 92
Region Asia
MCC (Mobile country code) 410

 

Sender ID Guidelines

Alphanumeric Sender ID

Mobilink (MCCMNC: 41001): *Pre-registration of alpha sender ID is mandatory for 41001. Non-registered sender IDs will be overwritten to deliver on best-can-do basis.

CMPak (MCCMNC: 41004): Support characters Aa to Zz (26) and Shortcode length up to 6 digits. All dynamic, alphanumeric and long code sender ID’s will be rejected. 

Other networks: Sender IDs towards the rest of Pakistan networks may be overwritten to ensure delivery. Short codes are supported for all Pakistan networks.

Numeric Sender ID Numeric sender IDs are not supported unless offered by Vonage's 2-way service.
Generic Sender ID Generic sender IDs such as INFO, SMS, NOTICE etc are prohibited.

 

*To initiate the Sender ID registration process, please check Global Sender ID Portal or contact your account manager or support

 

Use-Case & Content Guidelines

Marketing Content

Any marketing content that is considered by the local networks to be spam is not allowed.

 

Additional Information

P2P traffic is prohibited.

No political, religious, unsolicited promotion, or gambling content.

There are no additional content restrictions beyond those in our Acceptable Use Policy.