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title: "Government says nationwide 5G rollout will take two more years"
description: "Most outlets reported the government’s statement that a nationwide 5G rollout would take another two years, as conveyed in the National Assembly. Business Recorder added context about lawmakers’ concerns over internet speeds and coverage, while ProPakistani provided a brief summary without additional details."
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# Government says nationwide 5G rollout will take two more years

business · updated 24 Oct 2026, 4:22 PM PKT · 24 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the government’s statement that a nationwide 5G rollout would take another two years, as conveyed in the National Assembly. Business Recorder added context about lawmakers’ concerns over internet speeds and coverage, while ProPakistani provided a brief summary without additional details.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [Pakistan’s Nationwide 5G Rollout to Take Another 2 Years](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/24/pakistans-nationwide-5g-rollout-to-take-another-2-years/) · 24 Oct 2026, 4:22 PM PKT
  > Pakistan’s nationwide rollout of 5G services could take another two years, the government told the National Assembly on Friday, as… Read More
- **Profit** — [Pakistan's nationwide 5G rollout to take two more years, NA told](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/24/pakistans-nationwide-5g-rollout-to-take-two-more-years-na-told) · 24 Oct 2026, 8:04 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Lawmakers question poor mobile internet speeds and network coverage as government says 5G services are available in 24 cities
- **Business Recorder** — [Nationwide 5G rollout will take 2 more years](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445722/nationwide-5g-rollout-will-take-2-more-years) · 24 Oct 2026, 5:27 AM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing
  > ISLAMABAD: The government told the National Assembly on Friday that a nationwide rollout of 5G services would take another two years, as lawmakers raised concerns over sluggish internet speeds, patchy coverage and the readiness of existing networks to support the new technology. During Question Hour, the proceedings took an awkward turn when Parliamentary Secretary for Information Technology Sa...

## Part of a bigger story

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- [PPP leaders question 5G rollout amid poor internet services](https://harzaviya.com/stories/16075-aseefa-bhutto-questions-5g-rollout-amid-poor-internet) · 23 Oct 2026 · 2 outlets · 71% related

3 articles from 3 outlets, 24 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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