LAHORE – Senator Anusha Rehman, Senior Advisor to the Chief Minister, visited NSIT City, Pakistan’s first and largest IT-focused development project. During her visit, she reviewed the quality of work and the strategic direction of the project. She highlighted the importance of fast-tracking the project in alignment with the vision of CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif. Additionally, she emphasized the need to accelerate progress by utilizing advanced technologies to promote economic growth and innovation.
CEO CBD Punjab Imran Amin, along with COO Brigadier (R) Mansoor Janjua and other Senior officials, including Riaz Hussain, Executive Director Technical, Waseem Siddiq, Director Marketing, Ali Waqar Shah, Director Business Development & Investment Relations and Asif Iqbal, Director Management & Planning.
During the briefing, CEO CBD Punjab Imran Amin outlined the project’s scope, planning philosophy and implementation progress. He highlighted NSIT City as a cornerstone initiative designed to position Punjab as a regional hub for information technology, innovation, and high-value investment, while creating opportunities for skilled youth and startups.
Senator Anusha Rehman emphasized the need to deploy advanced technologies for construction and completing the infrastructure and liaise with relevant regulatory authorities to overcome all hurdles in completing 1st phase of the NSIT She reiterated the government’s commitment to strengthening the IT ecosystem linking industry and academia, keeping focus on emerging technologies and development of comprehensive infrastructure prompting the futuristic needs.
Senior Advisor to CM further shared that multiple IT Cities are planned across Punjab and active international and national collaboration must be sought for providing new avenues of advancements, technology transfer and HR capacity building in the era of Artificial intelligence.
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