Times of Islamabad

PM Imran Khan to unveil revolutionary Digital Pakistan policy

PM Imran Khan to unveil revolutionary Digital Pakistan policy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Jahangir Tareensaid on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to announcerevolutionary Digital Pakistan policy, today.

Taking on the micro-blogging website, the twitter, Jahangir Tareen whilecongratulating the stakeholders on this milestone said billions of dollarswill be added to the national economy with this move.

Under the Digital Pakistan campaign correspondence between governmentdepartments, which was previously done on paper, will be made digital.

The project will function under the Ministry of Information Technology.Prime Minister Imran Khan had assigned the task to the IT Ministry inAugust which completed the project within the given deadline of threemonths.

Earlier on December 21, Federal Minister for Information Technology andTelecommunication Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui had said that digitalizingPakistan is the top priority of the government.

Chairing the first meeting of Prime Minister’s Taskforce on InformationTechnology and Telecom in Islamabad, Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiquilink had said Pakistan will move towardsdevelopment and prosperity through information technology.