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Saeed Hasan Khan

1 Legal and enforcement framework

1.1 Which legislative and regulatory provisions govern data privacy in your jurisdiction?

At present, Pakistan has no specific law relating to data protection. However, in August 2021 the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication released a consultation draft of the Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill, 2021 (the draft bill) After the consultation stage, the draft bill will be presented to Parliament for debate and passage. Once passed by the Parliament, the law will be promulgated by presidential assent. The answers in this Q&A are based on the provisions as currently set out in the draft bill, which are subject to change during the legislative process until the law is finally promulgated.

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