Committee to review telecommunications right-of-way and private property, housing association operations before recommendations
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed a committee to review the Telecommunications Reorganization (Amendment) Bill. PHOTO: APP
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday appointed a committee to review the Telecommunications Reorganization (Amendment) Bill.
The committee will be headed by Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazir Tarar, while the members include Senator Sherry Rehman, Federal Minister for IT Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema, Minister for Justice Mansoor Awan and experts related to law and IT.
The Committee, which has been set up to address the concerns raised against some of its provisions, will review the right-of-way framework in Sections 2(qb), 2(ma), Sections 27A and 27B of the Telecommunications Reorganization Amendment Bill.
The committee will review the right of way for the establishment of telecommunications facilities and discuss the operation in relation to the domain of the private property and housing association before making its recommendations.
Read more: IT ministry clarifies ROW Bill
The premier directed the committee to review the bill on priority basis and present its proposal.
Earlier, the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications had clarified that the proposed Right of Way (ROW) Bill 2026 would not allow forcible acquisition of private land or unauthorized access to citizens’ private properties.
According to the ministry, property owners will retain full rights to object, negotiate terms and demand appropriate compensation before work is carried out on their land.
It said no telecommunications company would be allowed to enter private property without the owner’s consent or without meeting all legal requirements.
