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Mobile numbers starting with 0318 were originally allocated to Zong.
Zong is a Pakistani mobile network operator owned by China Mobile. Launched in 2008, it was the first operator to launch 3G and 4G services in Pakistan.
View Zong network details →Trunk prefix used for national dialing in Pakistan.
Mobile services marker — Pakistani mobile numbers start with 03, while fixed lines use 0 followed by a city code.
Zong (Paktel) block — the operator originally allocated this digit range.
Sub-range 8 inside the 031x block.
Paktel / CMPak allocation (1994), now Zong (2008). The 031x range belongs to Pakistan's first GSM licence holder, Paktel. Paktel became CMPak and then Zong under China Mobile in 2008. Zong later expanded into the 036x range.
Pakistani mobile prefixes are national — unlike landlines, they carry no city code. A number starting with this prefix can be registered to a subscriber anywhere in the country.
N to 76367 to confirm the live network after number porting (MNP).These official checks only work for SIMs on your own CNIC or the SIM in your hand — they never expose another person's records.
0318XXXXXXX
Local format: 0318-XXXXXXX
+92318XXXXXXX
International format: +92318-XXXXXXX
0318***4567
Results are displayed as publicly available SIM registration data only.
Due to Mobile Number Portability (MNP), a number starting with 0318 may now be registered with a different operator. This prefix only indicates the original network allocation. To find the current operator, send N to 76367 via SMS from any mobile phone.