*Officials of the social media giant Facebook, owned by Meta, has been onceagain invited to visit Pakistan and consider opening its offices in thecountry, like it does in neighboring India.*
With a user base of over 40 million, officials of the company have promisedto visit Pakistan soon.
This was exchange during a meeting between Federal Minister for InformationTechnology (IT) Syed Aminul Haq and officials from Meta in Romania. Theyare in the European nation for the Ministerial Conference of theInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU PP-22).
Some 186 ministerial delegations have gathered in Bucharest, Romania, forthe summit.
During the dialogue, Haq said Pakistan expects internet users in thecountry to double during the upcoming years.
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Officials from Meta expressed satisfaction over internet connectivity inthe country, noting that the number of users of its platforms have soaredpast the 40 million mark.
Haq once again urged Meta to open a local office in Pakistan to which theplatform’s representatives assured to visit the country soon.
