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https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Untitled-design-3-25.png670370ISLAMABAD(National Times)- The much-touted bill aimed at advancing fibreisation across the country has run into trouble after the Senate Standing Committee on IT and Telecom deferred it, while criticism on social media has targeted the IT minister and sections of the telecom sector over what critics describe as an ‘exploitative law’. Concerns about the intentions […]