ISLAMABAD – Getting basic government information in Pakistan looks simple, but it takes you quite some time, visitng multiple portals and departments, and with new Pakistani AI platform, things are changing as this portal brings information from hundreds of official sources into one simple conversational interface.
Developed by Pakistani tech geek Raheel Siddiqui, Ask Pakistan allows users to ask questions about government services in English, Urdu and Roman Urdu, helping them find relevant information without having to visit multiple departmental websites. The platform has already attracted significant attention within its first day. Siddiqui, who is also behind PakistanGov.online, said Ask Pakistan recorded more than 7,500 visits from 71 countries in just over 24 hours.
Questions about passports, CNICs and taxes were reportedly among the most common searches, highlighting the demand for a simpler way to access routine government information. Users were spending approximately two minutes on the platform, according to Siddiqui, suggesting that visitors were engaging with the answers rather than simply browsing the website.
Ask Pakistan currently brings info from over 200 federal, provincial and regulatory websites, creating a single search point for information that is otherwise spread across numerous government portals. Its sources include major institutions such as NADRA, FBR, BISP, HEC, FPSC and PTA, as well as provincial governments, police departments, courts and utility providers.
The platform says its system has already indexed more than 5,000 pages from official government websites.
The concept was inspired partly by America.gov, a US initiative that uses an AI-assisted interface to make information from more than 29,000 government websites easier to access.
Instead of navigating complicated menus or first identifying the government department responsible for a particular service, users can simply describe what they need.
The platform’s support for English, Urdu and Roman Urdu could also make government information more accessible to people who find conventional online portals difficult to navigate.
Ask Pakistan says its responses are based exclusively on information obtained from official government websites. The platform provides source information alongside its answers and, where possible, explains the next steps users should take. It is also designed to acknowledge when official information is unavailable rather than generate an unsupported answer.
Ask Pakistan remains independent platform rather than a government service. It does not have access to private government records and cannot submit applications, process transactions or perform official services on behalf of users.
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