Pakistan is poised to roll out 5G services as early as June 2025, according to a comprehensive timeline presented by the Ministry of IT and Telecom to the country’s parliament. The schedule outlines key milestones leading up to the much-anticipated launch, marking a significant step in the country’s telecommunication transformation.
The implementation process will begin in February 2025 when recommendations from the appointed consultant will be submitted to the Spectrum Advisory Committee. By March 2025, the committee will finalize policy reforms, covering areas like spectrum pricing, trading conditions, and taxation. In April 2025, the federal government is expected to approve the policy directive for 5G deployment.
A crucial step will be the auction of key spectrum bands—3500MHz, 2600MHz, 2300MHz, and 700MHz—scheduled for May 2025. Following this, telecom operators are set to launch 5G services in June 2025, though coverage obligations and specific rollout details remain unclear at this stage.
The Ministry of IT and Telecom has stressed that the introduction of 5G will represent a major milestone in Pakistan’s strategic telecommunications plan, ensuring reliable, high-speed internet across the country. This ambitious project, which began planning as far back as January 2020, aims to enhance Pakistan’s technological infrastructure, although it has been delayed from its original target of an August 2024 launch.
