LAHORE (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that efforts are being made to transform Pakistan into a regional hub for Information Technology.
He was speaking during a meeting with the parents of late IT expert Arfa Karim Randhawa, Samina Amjad and Amjad Karim Randhawa, along with Chief Executive of the Arfa Karim Foundation Tabinda Islam in Lahore.
وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف سے آئی ٹی ماہر مرحومہ عرفہ کریم رندھاوا کے والدین ثمینہ امجد، امجد کریم رندھاوا اور عرفہ کریم فاؤنڈیشن کی چیف ایگزیکٹو تابندہ اسلام کی ملاقات۔ وزیراعظم نے عرفہ کریم کی کم عمری میں ہی آئی ٹی کے میدان میں خدمات اور پاکستان کا نام روشن کرنے پر انہیں خراج… pic.twitter.com/7lZuCjzES3
— Badar Shahbaz (@BSWarraich) January 11, 2026The prime minister said that youth is being encouraged to acquire IT education and training, while entrepreneurship in the IT sector is also being actively promoted.
He said that providing Pakistani youth with international-standard education and training in the IT sector is among the government's top priorities.
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The prime minister further said that the federal government is distributing laptops among high-performing students to support their academic pursuits.
Shehbaz Sharif also paid rich tribute to Arfa Karim for her remarkable services in the IT sector at a very young age and for bringing laurels to Pakistan at the international level.