{"id":541,"date":"2026-05-11T07:50:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/?p=541"},"modified":"2026-05-11T07:50:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:50:28","slug":"it-exports-projected-to-reach-4bn-during-current-fiscal-year-pm-shehbaz-told","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/?p=541","title":{"rendered":"IT exports projected to reach $4bn during current fiscal year, PM Shehbaz told"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Monday that Pakistan\u2019s information technology exports were expected to reach $4.5 billion to $4.6bn, according to the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO).<\/p>\n

The development came as the premier chaired meeting reviewing the affairs of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication.<\/p>\n

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During the meeting, the premier was told that the number of domestic internet connections had increased from 1.9 million in 2024 to 5.10m in 2026. He was also told that IT exports were expected to reach between $4.5bn-$4.6bn during the current fiscal year, the PMO said.<\/p>\n

Further, the premier was told that the recent 5G spectrum auction <\/a>had generated $509m dollars in revenue.<\/p>\n

The meeting was also told that, under efforts to promote artificial intelligence, \u201cIndus AI Week\u201d <\/a>was organised in February 2025 across 30 cities, attracting over 100 international delegates and featuring 88 pavilions.<\/p>\n

The meeting was told that fiber connectivity had been provided to government schools and health units in Islamabad, and the provision of free internet hotspots in the capital was in its final stages. It was also informed that e-learning pods were also being installed in Saidpur Model Village and Fatima Jinnah Park, the PMO statement said.<\/p>\n

In his remarks, PM Shehbaz said that promoting the IT sector and increasing IT-related exports remained among the government\u2019s top priorities.<\/p>\n

He directed that work on establishing Asaan Khidmat Centers in Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir be expedited. He said that efforts should also be made in coordination with provincial governments to introduce the same facilities.<\/p>\n

He said that cooperation from provincial and district-level governments should be sought to reduce the digital gap between urban and rural areas in the IT sector.<\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s youth possess immense potential in the IT sector, which must be \u201cfully utilised\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was told on Monday that Pakistan\u2019s information technology exports were expected to reach $4.5 billion to $4.6bn, according to the Prime Minister\u2019s Office (PMO). The development came as the premier chaired meeting reviewing the affairs of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. During the meeting, the premier was told that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}