Pakistan to develop modern IT system to become tech hub

June 16, 2025 (MLN): A sustainable and modern information computer system will be developed in the country to help Pakistan emerge as a hub of the IT sector.

This was stated by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif while chairing a review meeting in Islamabad today on the development of the IT training ecosystem in Pakistan.

The Prime Minister said youth should be trained for local transformation through modern training programs in the IT sector, as per the press release issued.

He said the youth should also be imparted such training and skills in the IT sector that ensure the provision of employment to them.

Shehbaz Sharif said the provision of competent IT manpower to local companies will be ensured, which will enable them to meet international requirements and bring foreign exchange in the country.

The Prime Minister said that clear terms of reference should be prepared for consultancy for the training system.

He directed to set a timeframe be set for the development and launch of the system, and its early completion should be ensured.

The Prime Minister directed that training programs should be positive and constructive, that make the youth useful in the international context. 

He said a talented young workforce is the most valuable asset of Pakistan.

He directed the Ministry of Federal Education, the Higher Education Commission, and Neotech should work together with the Ministry of IT to impart Information Technology training at the school, college, and university levels.

He said IT training should be ensured in summer camps during the current summer vacation.

The meeting was informed that work is underway rapidly to establish and launch a system for modern training in the IT sector in Pakistan, for which the terms of reference for obtaining the services of consultancy firms are in the final stage.

The meeting was further informed that twenty thousand students have been provided with modern training in the IT sector so far, with the support of Huawei.

Recently, Pakistani students, trained last year, have made Pakistan proud by winning the first three positions not only in China but also globally in three IT sectors.

200,000 students from across the world participated in these competitions.

The Prime Minister felicitated the students who won the competition and made Pakistan proud.

It was also briefed in the meeting that steps are being taken to achieve the goal of providing IT training to eighty thousand more students in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission and Huawei.

Online classes will be arranged not only in big cities, but also in remote areas, including Turbat and the rest of Balochistan.

The Prime Minister was briefed in the meeting that a target has been set to give training to 50,000  trainers in Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad in the courses keeping in view modern technology and contemporary requirements.

It was further briefed that the goal of providing training in the IT sector to three hundred thousand male and female students will be achieved by including the training projects in Bachelor's programs and launching artificial intelligence programs.

It was briefed that 146,000 children will be provided IT training during the current summer season in collaboration with the Ministry of Federal Education and Vocational Training, the Ministry of Information Technology, and Huawei.

Similarly, under the Prime Minister's Youth Program, two thousand male and female students will soon be trained in modern IT courses to help them get employment.