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IT sector: Govt finalising plan to ensure uninterrupted internet access: Shaza

Pakistan Published 13 September 2026, 02:36 · archived 12 Sep 2026

LAHORE: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja announced on Saturday that the government is finalizing a plan to guarantee uninterrupted internet access for Pakistan’s IT sector, as part of a broader push to hit the country’s fifteen-billion-dollar export target. Speaking at a joint session of the American Business Forum and LUMS titled “Taking Pakistan’s IT Industry to the Next Level,” the minister said IT companies would have their internet connections whitelisted to shield them from outages during periods of disruption. “We have a very concrete plan which will be...

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