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OTP pricing in Pakistan

OTP to Pakistan is billed per successful verification, from $0.012 (channel-wide list rate, reviewed 2026-09-24). The SMS leg uses the same operator routes and sender-ID rules as SMS; per-market OTP rates are quoted on request.

In Pakistan, BroadNet reaches 4 direct operators (Jazz (Mobilink), Telenor Pakistan, Zong, Ufone); sender IDs are registered with the PTA in 7-14 business days.

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Rate snapshot
OTP · Pakistan
Indicative from-rates
Channel-wide list rate (all markets)
₨ 3.3360per verification
Indicative list rate, reviewed September 24, 2026Volume pricing available

Channel-wide list rate, not a tariff for Pakistan; per-market rates are quoted on request.

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ALL PRICES PER VERIFICATION · EXCL. VAT
01 · List rates

Which OTP rates apply to Pakistan?

Per verified user, charged once across all channels tried

Channel-wide list rate, not a tariff for Pakistan; per-market rates are quoted on request.

Which OTP rates apply to Pakistan?
Region / categoryRate (PKR per verification)
SMS-first
₨ 11.1200
$ 0.0400 USD
WhatsApp-first
₨ 6.9500
$ 0.0250 USD
Voice fallback
₨ 16.6800
$ 0.0600 USD
Silent / flash-call
₨ 3.3360
$ 0.0120 USD
OTP · billing notes
  • Channel waterfall configurable per use case and per market.
  • Brand-name SMS sender IDs included where regulator permits.
  • Reporting includes attempt-level breakdown for fraud investigation.
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02 · Market specifics

What changes for OTP in Pakistan

Most OTP flows to Pakistan start with an SMS, so the local SMS rules apply to the first leg. These are the facts for this market.

Pakistan at a glance

Regulator
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
Operator routes
4 · Jazz (Mobilink), Telenor Pakistan, Zong, Ufone
Sender-ID lead time
7-14 business days
Typical OTP latency
3.5 s
Typical delivery rate
98.6%
Local-language SMS encoding
Urdu · UCS-2

OTP length in Urdu

Urdu

آپ کا تصدیقی کوڈ 471829 ہے۔

Characters: 27 · UCS-2 · SMS parts: 1

English

Your verification code is 471829. Valid 5 min.

Characters: 46 · GSM-7 · SMS parts: 1

The sample OTP from our coverage page for Pakistan. Text in Urdu is sent in UCS-2, so one SMS holds 70 characters instead of 160, and a longer message goes out in parts of 67.

Sender-ID rules for the SMS leg

  • PTA sender ID (mask) registration mandatory.
  • English and Urdu both supported.
  • Operator-aligned content filters apply.

How Pakistan classifies OTP traffic

  • Promotional: consent, opt-out and content rules apply.
  • Transactional/service (OTP, alerts): existing-relationship messages.
  • Both delivered under a registered sender-ID mask.
  • Keep marketing and transactional traffic on separate masks.

Summary of our SMS regulations guide for Pakistan.

Recommended fallback in Pakistan

  • Recommended chain: SMS (primary) → WhatsApp Business OTP after 30s no-DLR → Voice OTP after 60s. Flash-call OTP on Jazz and Telenor for low-latency flows.

Send windows in Pakistan

  • Promotional SMS must reach recipients within normal business hours (PTA Spam Regulations, as amended in 2022); no clock times are fixed.
  • OTPs and other transactional messages can be sent at any time.
FAQ

OTP to Pakistan: common questions

How much does an OTP to Pakistan cost?
From $0.012 per successful verification for silent / flash call, which runs on supported MENA channels only; WhatsApp-first costs $0.025, SMS-first $0.04 and voice fallback $0.06. These are channel-wide list rates, reviewed 2026-09-24; per-market OTP rates for Pakistan are quoted on request.
Which SMS rules apply to the OTP SMS leg in Pakistan?
The same as for SMS: BroadNet sends the SMS leg over 4 routes (Jazz (Mobilink), Telenor Pakistan, Zong, Ufone). Sender IDs are registered with the PTA; typical lead time: 7-14 business days.
Am I charged for failed OTP attempts to Pakistan?
No. Each user is billed once per successful verification, across every channel tried; failed attempts and failover are not billed separately.
How do I get OTP test access for Pakistan?
Request test access from this page; we reply within one business day. Live in 8–19 business days from test-access request to production (set by the sender-ID lead time).
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