June 02, 2022: Federal Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications (MoITT) has launched three more projects worth Rs5 billion for 6 districts of Sindh, said a press release issued today.
These projects will prove to be an important milestone in the commitment of the MOITT to connect the people of Sindh to the digital world.
The signing ceremony was held at a local hotel in Karachi wherein Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah also graced the occasion while Chief Secretary Sindh Dr Muhammad Suhail Rajput, Secretary IT & Chairman USF Board, Mohsin Mushtaq and other Senior officials and Diplomats attended the Contract Signing Ceremony.
The agreement was signed by Haaris Mahmood Chaudhry, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Service Fund, (USF) Ministry of IT, and President & Group CEO, PTCL & Ufone, Hatem Bamatraf.
Addressing the occasion, Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah said that there was a time when technological advancements and economic conditions in some parts of our country were at a very crucial stage, and they had hampered the daily lives of millions of people in Pakistan.
He said that to overcome all these challenges, and in line with the vision of Digital Pakistan, the Ministry of Information Technology (IT) & Telecommunication through the Universal Service Fund (USF) has been running diverse projects which are playing a huge role in the socio-economic development of the people. I take great pride in mentioning here that all this was made possible through the continuous efforts of the Ministry of IT & Telecommunication.
In his address, Federal Minister for IT & Telecommunications Syed Amin-Ul-Haque said that USF is awarding the contracts to lay OFC in ununderserved districts of Dadu, Jamshoro, Larkana, Kambar ShahdadKot, Hyderabad and Badin in Sindh.
These projects, worth over Rs5 billion, will connect a total of 207 towns and Union Councils (UCs) through 2,192 km of OFC, benefiting a population of 4.2 million residents in these areas. This will play a huge role in the socio-economic well-being of the people by providing them with e-suite services in all sorts of life.
Syed Amin-Ul-Haque further said that the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication through USF aims to connect all the citizens of Pakistan as digitalization has become a priority for businesses and communities.
Under its Next Generation Optic Fiber (NG-OF) Network & Services program, USF has contracted over 16,000 km of Optic Fiber Cable (OFC) to benefit 31.5 million populations across the country.
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