PM for early completion of Islamabad’s IT Park

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday instructed for the early completion of the IT park being developed in Islamabad and carrying out a third party performance evaluation of software technology parks.

The prime minister, chairing a meeting to discuss the matters related to the IT parks, lauded the establishment of such parks in the country to promote information technology, IT exports and to facilitate start-ups.

Briefing the prime minister on the IT parks, the officers of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications said that Islamabad’s IT park – being established with the cooperation of South Korea – would be completed by next year. The facility would feature start-ups, incubation centres, banks, restaurants and other facilities.

Besides, another IT park – being developed by South Korea’s support near Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport – would be completed by 2027.

Moreover, 43 software technology parks have been established in 20 cities. By 2025, around 100 new E-Rozgar centres and 10 new software technology parks would be developed.

Federal ministers Ahad Khan Cheema and Muhammad Aurangzeb, State Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Jahanzeb Khan, PM’s Coordinator Rana Ehsan Afzal and relevant senior officers attended the meeting.