Karachi: Federal Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja said on Tuesday that Pakistan will roll out 5G services in the coming months, starting with seven major cities throughout the country.
However, after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the promise of 5G internet comes in its annual report for 2024 that even with rising broadband penetration will have a difficult transition to 5G, the news reported last year in December.
There are concerns about the financial problems related to the transition from Pakistan to 5G wireless technology, even if the use and penetration of the land of wireless telecommunication services, such as broadband and mobile, continue to grow.
With regard to the inauguration ceremony of the 26th ITCN ASIA Expo at Expo Center Karachi today, she noted that measures were also taken to guarantee more rural more reliable internet access.
The minister underlined that information technology would serve as the “core element” of the recently signed Pakistan-Saudi agreement. She said that the agreement would strengthen the digital infrastructure of Pakistan and accelerate economic growth.
The IT minister emphasized economic progress and said that the country had left the fear of standard, inflation had landed and macro -economic conditions were now stabilizing. “Karachi bears the weight of the country’s economic development,” she noticed.
She added that Pakistan received global recognition because of the resilience, while his technological rankings were steadily improving under the ‘Digital Pakistan’ initiative. She emphasized that the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) had played a crucial role in improving the convenience of doing business and attracting investments.
Khawaja noted that the cabinet had approved the Policy for Artificial Intelligence (AI) of Pakistan and that its implementation had been worked. She said that between 0.5 million to 1 million young people would be trained in AI and cyber security by the end of this year.
“Those who know the correct use of technology will replace traditional positions,” she added, encouraging young people to use their time effectively and to embrace the opportunities offered by the digital age.
In response to a question about poor mobile and data services, the minister said that two submarine cables were damaged in the Red Sea near Jeddah, which influenced network performance. She ensured that her ministry worked on increasing the capacity of the cable of the submarines and improving fiberization to guarantee the reliability of the internet.
She also revealed that Pakistan had successfully thwarted recent hacking attempts from India during a period of conflicts, so that no government websites were compromised.
