<p>To check spying activities, Barmer district authorities have directed telephone booth operators near the Indo-Pak border to keep record of international calls and callers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>District Collector Bhanu Prakash Yeturu has also extended the ban on use of Pakistani SIM in Barmer in view of national security.<br /><br />"These orders have been issued with a view to keeping a check on spying activities in Barmer district," Yeturu told PTI today.<br /><br />Any violation of the directives will invite legal action, the District Collector said.<br /><br />The use of Pakistani SIM is banned in the district and an order in this regard is renewed after two months, he said.<br /><br />The telephone operators near the border area have been asked to maintain a record of international calls made from their booths, the DC said.<br /><br />Signals emanating from Pakistan-based telecom companies usually get detected up to 3-4 km inside the India territory, officials said.</p>
<p>To check spying activities, Barmer district authorities have directed telephone booth operators near the Indo-Pak border to keep record of international calls and callers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>District Collector Bhanu Prakash Yeturu has also extended the ban on use of Pakistani SIM in Barmer in view of national security.<br /><br />"These orders have been issued with a view to keeping a check on spying activities in Barmer district," Yeturu told PTI today.<br /><br />Any violation of the directives will invite legal action, the District Collector said.<br /><br />The use of Pakistani SIM is banned in the district and an order in this regard is renewed after two months, he said.<br /><br />The telephone operators near the border area have been asked to maintain a record of international calls made from their booths, the DC said.<br /><br />Signals emanating from Pakistan-based telecom companies usually get detected up to 3-4 km inside the India territory, officials said.</p>