ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Islamabad IT Park must be completed at earliest through the third party performance evaluation of software technology parks.
While chairing a meeting to discuss the matters related to the IT parks here on Wednesday, the prime minister hailed the establishment of such parks in the country to promote information technology, IT exports and to facilitate the startups.
The officials of the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications briefed the prime minister that the Islamabad’s IT Park being established through South Korean cooperation, would be completed by next year. The facility would feature startups, incubation centers, banks, restaurants and other facilities.
Besides, another IT Park being developed by South Korea’s support near the Jinnah International Airport of Karachi would be completed by 2027.
Moreover, 43 software technology parks had been established in 20 cities. By 2025, around 100 new E-Rozgar centers 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.
