"Mobile number portability would help smaller and newer players."
He said the telecom sector, especially mobiles, was growing at the rate of 50 percent a year.
Hakeem says the telecom regulator would call operators soon to get their consent and views.
"We will seek their views and hope to get their agreement," he said.
"The core telecom objectives have been geared towards affordable and effective options."
Responding to questions from the audience, Hakeem said the government may have to "legislate" if agreement is not reached.
Pakistan has already implemented number portability for mobiles.
But the process in many markets have been