The Pakistan Telecommunication (Re-organisation) (Amendment) Bill 2026, passed by the National Assembly on June 11, faced significant opposition in the Senate over provisions allowing telecom operators to access public and private property for fibre and tower installation without owner consent, with fines for obstruction. Opposition alliance TTAP demanded the IT minister’s removal, while PPP Senator Sherry Rehman announced her party would block the bill in the Senate unless problematic clauses including those on right of way and penalties were removed. PM Shehbaz formed a review committee. The IT ministry maintained the bill did not permit unauthorised access to private property.