The incumbent government has planned to establish ten new Software and Information Technology Parks across the country by next year. This was stated during a briefing by Ministry of Information Technology to a high level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. Briefing the prime minister about the IT Parks, the ministry officials said that the Islamabad’s IT Park being established through South Korean cooperation, would be completed by next year. The facility would feature startups, incubation centers, banks, restaurants and other facilities. Besides, another IT Park being developed by South Korea’s support near the Jinnah International Airport of Karachi would be completed by 2027. Moreover, 43 software technology parks had been established in 20 cities. By 2025, around 100 new E-Rozgar centers and 10 new software technology parks would be developed.
