Pakistan: Federal Cabinet approves Draft Personal Data Protection Bill

OneTrust DataGuidance confirmed, on 28 February 2022, with Saeed Hasan Khan, Partner at S.U. Khan Associates Corporate & Legal Consultants, that the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan approved, on 16 February 2022, the draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2021. In particular, Mr Khan stated "The draft Bill will be considered and debated by the legislature and will then be adopted. Thereafter the law will be promulgated on receiving ascent of the President of Pakistan." You can read the draft Personal Data Protection Bill here.