Pakistan, July 6 -- Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Sunday clarified that the proposed Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) (Amendment) bill , 2026 would not allow anyone to occupy private land.

Addressing a press conference alongside Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar, she said the proposed telecom amendment bill sought to amend the Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organization) Act, 1996, which she said no longer adequately addressed the requirements of modern digital technologies.

She said the bill was tabled in the National Assembly in January this year and underwent detailed deliberations in the relevant standing committee, where members thoroughly ...