Published on, Sept. 20 -- September 20, 2025 1:21 PM

The Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecom was informed that the PTCL-Telenor merger will be completed within two weeks. The Competition Commission of Pakistan confirmed the case faced delays due to its complexity and slow responses from PTCL. Senators pressed for transparency on board appointments and privileges at PTCL and Ufone, noting missing details and questionable perks.

Concerns about stolen data also dominated the meeting. Senator Afnan Ullah revealed that personal information worth Rs65 billion is being sold on the dark web. Nearly 300,000 Haj applicants' data was reportedly compromised. He warned that external pressure was blocking Pakistan from passing data protection...