PM aims for $25 Billion export growth with improved IT infrastructure in Five Years

The ongoing consultation on the National AI Policy is progressing well and is expected to be presented for approval next month.

The prime minister directed the relevant authorities to simplify further the current Right of Way rules to promote broadband services through fiber optics in the country.

On the recommendation of PSEB, the prime minister instructed the issuance of visas within 24 hours for foreign businesspersons seeking services from Pakistani IT companies.

The prime minister also called for the formulation of a strategy for the marketing of Pakistan’s IT sector internationally.

Efforts are underway to ensure public access to smartphones, expand broadband services to more areas, improve internet speed, and achieve other goals, the briefing highlighted.

The briefing revealed plans to increase the current number of 1.4 million freelancers in the country to 2 million over the next two years.

By June 2025, over 300,000 individuals will be trained under the DigiSkills program, and this number will be raised to 900,000 in the subsequent two years.