Factory unlocked iPhone not working

i bought a factory unlocked iphone 4 8gb from walmart in new jersey. I put an at&t sim and it worked. But now that i am back to my country (Pakistan) it isnt working and it is locked. I paid over $500 for a factory unlocked phone. Kindly help!
thanx
am

Hi Liju,
There is nothing to worry at all. a FU iPhone works with any carrier including Airtel and Vodafone in any city of India. based on my experience that has been explained earlier in this thread, it is better to use a New SIM.
I prepared the micro sim on my own by cutting the sim with a cutter. It is quite a simple process. Just browse through web, you get lot of info on that. As far as activation process is concerned, it is **** simple. Insert micro SIM into phone. Connect it to iTunes and register it. That's it. Your phone gets activated within few seconds.
Mail me at girishramarao<at>gmail<dot>com for any more questions
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