Published on, Aug. 26 -- August 26, 2025 9:42 AM

The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on Monday expressed concern over poor telecom services being provided to consumers in different parts of the country.

The meeting, chaired by Senator Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan, was attended by Senators Nadeem Ahmed Bhutto, Dr Afnan Ullah Khan, Dr Mohammad Humayun Mohmand, Syed Kazim Ali Shah, Saifullah Sarwar Khan Nyazee, and Gurdeep Singh.

The Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) informed the committee that a long-pending court case on spectrum allocation, unresolved since 1995, is a major hurdle in the growth of the telecom sector.

Committee members showed serious concern over the prol...