Observer Report
New York
A webinar to highlight Pakistan’s IT potential for giving a boost to the steady economic progress in the country was organized by the Pakistani Consulate General in New York. Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan, welcomed the participants to the webinar titled: “Pakistan-US IT Cooperation: Unlocking the Potential”. Federal Secretary (IT & telecommunications) Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui, CEO National IT Board Shabahat Ali Shah and Chairman of the Pakistan Software Houses Association Shahzad Shahid also spoke on the occasion. Chairman and CEO Netsol Technologies Incorporated Najeeb Ghauri, Founder and Co-CEO Techlogix Kewan Khawaja led the panel of Pakistani-American IT entrepreneurs. The Consul General in New York, Ayesha Ali underscored the importance of the event in spotlighting the IT potential of Pakistan. She said that the purpose of the webinar was to apprise the US IT companies, particularly on the East Coast, of the immense strides made by Pakistan in this sector and to explore opportunities of enhancing Pakistani-US IT cooperation.
In his remarks, Ambassador Asad Khan emphasized that IT sector was one of the best performing sectors of Pakistan economy. As a result of Government’s policy, there had been phenomenal growth in IT sector during the last two years. Both the Governments of Pakistan and the US have identified business and investment as key priority and are working together to engage the private sectors.
