Pakistan emerging as important IT center: minister

MOROCCO: Minister for Information Technology Syed Aminul Haque has said Pakistan is emerging as an important center of IT and providing wide opportunities and incentives for international investors.

He was speaking in a panel discussion at Digital Summit GITEX-23 in Marrakech city of Morocco.

He said the initiatives implemented to promote the IT sector, freelancers and start-ups has made Pakistan a digital hub. Mr Haque said the Ministry of IT was working on different projects keeping 2050 in vision.

Highlighting the significance of start-ups in Pakistan, the minister said national incubation centers across Pakistan were working to boost start-ups and facilitate youth to set up their own businesses.