PM Khan launches ‘Digital Pakistan’ initiative

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday launched the ‘Digital Pakistan’ initiative to improve e-governance and introduce a system of accountability in the country.

An inauguration ceremony was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Islamabad where the prime minister himself and senior members of his cabinet attended the event.

The prime minister addressed participants of the meeting, claiming that Pakistan’s economy was out of dire straits.

“Digital Pakistan will be the government’s utmost priority. It will unleash the potential of the youth. Pakistan has the second biggest population of youth and it can be turned into strength through digital work,” said the premier.

“Women can contribute to this sector as well and gain jobs,” said the prime minister.

PM Imran said that e-commerce and e-governance can change the face of an institution.

“I am unfortunately facing a lot of resistance in the face of digitisation, and we are working all out to ensure the process is carried out,” he said.

During her speech at the inauguration of the ‘Digital Pakistan’ initiative, Tania Aidrus, the head of the programme, recalled how she had been contacted by the prime minister’s team to head the ambitious project.

“A person I knew told the prime minister about me and he forwarded an email to his reform team to contact me,” she said. “Over the next course of months, I was in contact with Mr Jahangir Tareen and members of the federal cabinet. I even met the president before I met Prime Minister Imran and discussed the project,” she said.