FY25 IT, ITeS exports soar to $3.8bn: minister
Terming it a landmark achievement, the minister credited Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's personal commitment and the government's focused strategy for this success. She said the Ministry of IT targeted policy actions in five key areas played a crucial role in driving this progress.
'These areas include enhancing Pakistan's global visibility in tech, investing in talent and digital infrastructure, offering policy-based protections and incentives, ensuring stable and high-speed internet connectivity and advancing national digitalization—particularly the digital economy and a cashless Pakistan,' Khawaja said.
She emphasised that this surge in IT exports is a testament to the effectiveness of government vision and policymaking, backed by the hard work of Pakistan's talented IT professionals, startups, and freelancers, who are positioning the country as a rising global tech force.
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