Federal Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MOITT) has launched Pakistan’s largest Information Technology Park project in Karachi to make the city a gateway for an innovative future.
The foundation stone was laid by Federal Minister for IT Syed Amin-Ul-Haque in a ceremony held at the site near Karachi Airport.
More than 20,000 IT professionals will get job opportunities after the completion of this project costing an amount of PKR 42 billion.
Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication, Syed Amin-Ul-Haque congratulated the people of the province and country on the launch of the project.
He said MQM’s first priority whenever resources are available has been to launch projects of public interest, Karachi IT Park is a big example of this connection. Karachi IT Park is the largest IT project of its kind in Pakistan, which will benefit not only the citizens of Karachi but also the IT professionals and companies of Sindh and the rest of Pakistan. The project shall be completed in June 2026.
He also congratulated the entire team including the MOITT officials, and Pakistan Software Export Board for the IT Park project saying that their hard work day and night has played a major role. The dream of the Karachi IT Park project had to go through a long process. This dream has come true by overcoming all the difficulties to get the project approved.
Syed Amin-Ul-Haque said that the purpose of these parks is to provide a place where innovative businesses could develop and prosper. Most software technology/IT parks provide ample space for business development. Governments all over the world often invest in these technology parks to boost their regional and national economies. He said technology parks must comply with basic infrastructure requirements such as clean facilities and ample working space. However, tech parks are also equipped with the latest technology and telecommunication facilities that make it easy to establish and manage a business. The purpose of these parks is to provide a place where innovative businesses could develop and prosper. The main objective of technology parks is to support the creation and development of knowledge-based enterprises. The range of services offered by the parks is closely linked to the functions that they have to fulfill. The benefits of the technology parks are not limited to enterprises and tenants of the parks, but also companies outside the parks. The top 3 benefits of technology parks are: Boost in the knowledge-based economy, entrepreneurship, and the latest technologies.
IT Park Karachi is an eleven storeys (8 storeys above and 3 underground) self-contained building having covered areas of 106,449 square meters. The Technology park, Karachi is providing office space to approx. 225 startups and small to medium enterprises and other ancillary facilities like testing laboratories, classrooms, industry-academia linkage centers, and auditorium etc. It shall generate more than 20,000 jobs for IT professionals. Syed Amin-Ul-Haque further said that the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication has achieved many milestones in the last 4 years including a long list of policies. Syed Amin-Ul-Haque said that for the first time in Pakistan, smartphone manufacturing licenses were issued, under which 29 companies are now manufacturing smartphones and digital devices in Pakistan. National Incubation Centers were established in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Peshawar, Quetta and recently in Faisalabad and Hyderabad as well. As a result of our initiatives, the volume of IT exports has reached $USD 2.62 billion, an increase of 47%, while 30 software technology parks (STPs) were established across the country under public-private partnership. With an increase of 800%, the amount of investment for Pakistani startups has reached $818 million in 4 years. Steps have been taken to provide IT training facilities of international standard to the fresh IT graduates. The Center of Excellence project for youth training at the University of Karachi is under consideration. We have registered 3.1 Million people in DG Skills program.
Former Federal Minister Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Special Assistant to CM for IT Ms Tanzeela Umm-Habiba, and Counsel General of South Korea to Pakistan Kim Haksung also addressed the ceremony. Earlier Member IT &caretaker MD Pakistan Software Export Board Syed Junaid Imam delivered the welcome speech and highlighted the salient features of the IT park project. The ceremony was also attended by MQM Members of the National and Provincial Assembly, Chief Secretary Sindh Dr. Muhammad Sohail Rajput, Federal and Provincial Secretary IT, academia, representatives of EXIM Bank Korea, officials of Pakistan Software House Association, Prominent Business and industrial personalities and professionals.n

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In light of the present policy of the government of Pakistan to expand its Aviation Industry and to exploit the potential of being a new Aviation hub, Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has assigned National Engineering Services Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. (NESPAK), the premier consulting firm of Pakistan, following mega development projects in the aviation sector:
Up-gradation and Expansion of Begum Nusrat Bhutto (BNB) Sukkur Airport as an International Airport for wide-body Aircraft with all allied facilities:
Design and Construction Supervision for Expansion and Renovation of Passenger Terminal Building and Allied Infrastructure Facilities at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore
Aviation Tower at Islamabad
A Formal Consultancy Contract Signing ceremony was held at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore on 09th November 2022. The ceremony was witnessed by Khawaja Saad Rafiq, Federal Minister of Aviation, Mr. Khaqan Murtaza, DG PCAA, and Dr. Tahir Masood, Managing Director NESPAK.
The signing of the agreement was made by Engr. V. S. Sodha, Director P&D on behalf of PCAA, and Mr. Muhammad Farooq, GM/Head NESPAK Karachi Division for Sukkur and Lahore Airport and with Mr. Danish Raza, GM/Head NESPAK Islamabad Division for Aviation Tower Islamabad.
After the agreement signing ceremony, a brief presentation was given by MD NESPAK to the honorable Aviation Minister about the status of the BNB Sukkur Airport project. While briefing the Federal Minster for Aviation, salient features of the expansion plan including the extension of the Runway and Taxiway, Reconstruction of the Apron and Terminal Building along with other allied and support facilities were presented.
As per the presentation, the new Terminal Building and Airside Facilities shall cater to the requirements of Code E Aircrafts (Boeing 777) for the next 20 years. In addition to connecting the population of areas to international destinations, the Airport will also cater to the requirement of exporting local handicraft of the area, fresh vegetables, and fruits to nearby Middle East countries.
Federal Minister for Aviation appreciated the efforts of NESPAK and instructed PCAA and NESPAK to complete the planning, design, and bidding phase within 6 months to complete the construction activities in the estimated period of the next 24 months.
Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has also planned to construct a 38-storey high-rise office cum commercial tower at Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area Islamabad.
The PCAA Tower, which is the first-ever tallest building in Islamabad, is going to be an iconic building with around 38-storeys with state-of-the-art facilities. The tower will house various directorates and branches of PCAA as well as airline corporate offices, airline booking centers, business centers, seminar and conference halls, media centers, financial institutes and banks, recreational facilities including an Aviation Science Museum, Art Gallery, Health and Fitness Centre, Indoor Sports facilities, Baby Day Care Centre, Food Courts, Hotel/Lodging Facilities.
The building while housing offices of various cadres of PCAA will be having covered area of around 850,000 sq. ft with an anticipated project cost of around Rs. 14 billion.
The PCAA Tower, being a green building project, is aimed to achieve sustainability, water conservation, energy efficiency, and environment-friendly design with less carbon footprint.n