ISLAMABAD – The government is giving greater emphasis on transformingPakistan from an agriculture-based economy to a technology-driven andknowledge-based economy.
For this purpose, a task force is being set up.
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Makhdoom KhusroBakhtiar has said that greater emphasis on the promotion of science andtechnology that could provide innovative and creative solutions forprogress and betterment of the society.
The minister was talking to Dr Atta-ur-Rahman, who is a former federalminister for science and technology as well as the former chairman of theHigher Education Commission (HEC).
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Rahman pointed out that a national task force on technology-drivenknowledge economy was being formed. The Prime Minister will head the taskforce while Dr Atta will be its vice chairman.
The task force will comprise of all key stakeholders who will be coming upwith recommendations to transform Pakistan into a knowledge-based economy.
