Practice Area

IT & Telecommunication Laws

Overview

Comprehensive legal services for information technology and telecommunications sectors in Pakistan, including regulatory compliance, licensing, data privacy, and IP protection.

Overview

Our IT and Telecommunication Law practice provides end-to-end legal support for corporate clients in Pakistan across information technology and telecom sectors. We help navigate complex regulatory requirements, manage and mitigate risk, and structure compliant tech and telecom initiatives.

Key areas of service

  • Regulatory compliance with IT and cyber security laws including the Information Technology Act and Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), data protection obligations, and sector-specific guidelines.
  • Telecommunications licensing and approvals: PTA licenses, device compliance, spectrum matters, number portability, and related regulatory filings.
  • Contractual work for IT and telecom operations: software licenses, cloud and data processing agreements, outsourcing, hardware procurement, and service level agreements.
  • Data protection and privacy: data localization, cross-border transfers, breach notification, and privacy impact assessments.
  • Intellectual property protection: software copyrights, patents, trade secrets, and IP enforcement strategies for tech and telecom innovations.
  • Procurement, competition and regulatory risk: antitrust compliance and regulatory filings for telecom-related investments and ventures.
  • Dispute resolution: regulatory investigations, litigation support, arbitration, and enforcement matters.
  • Training and policy development: privacy policies, incident response playbooks, and board-level risk assessments.

Frequently Asked Questions

We provide regulatory compliance, licensing and approvals (PTA), drafting and negotiating IT and telecom contracts, data protection and privacy, IP protection for software, risk assessments, and dispute resolution.

Yes. We guide and manage licensing, spectrum matters, device approvals, number portability, and related regulatory filings with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority.

We conduct privacy impact assessments, advise on data localization and cross-border transfers, and help implement breach response protocols in line with PECA and IT Act provisions.

Timelines vary by scope, but we typically start with a gap assessment within 2-4 weeks, followed by implementing policies and filing regulatory documents within 1-3 months, depending on complexity.

Our retainership is based on project scope, duration, and complexity. We provide a transparent, customized proposal after initial assessment of your case. We charge a very nominal market competitive and modest fee for our professional services.