Govt’s aim is to turn Pakistan into technological superpower: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said that the ministry of Science and Technology adopted ‘Made in Pakistan’ projects under the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Taking to Twitter, Fawad Chaudhry wrote that the aim of the government is to turn Pakistan into a technological superpower within the next 10 years.

وزیر اعظم عمران خان کے ویژن کے مطابق #MadeinPakistan کے منصوبوں کو @MinistryofST نے اپنایا آج اگر نہ ہوتے تو پاکستان میں Sanitizer سے ماسک تک یا تو مل ہی نہیں ہوتے یا بلیک ہو رہےہوتےآج اپنی ضرورت بھی پوری ہو رہی ہےکروڑوں کی ایکسپورٹ بھی کر رہے ہیں

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 11, 2020

“In Pakistan, sanitizers and masks were either not found or being sold in black. Now Pakistan’s country is not just fulfilling its needs but also exporting these products in millions,” Chaudhry wrote.

He further said that Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad will turn into special economic zones. “A 200-acre health city will be built in Faisalabad in the next phase. In the economic zones, the technology industry and businesses will be granted special privileges,” he further wrote.

وزیر اعظم عمران خان کے ویژن کے مطابق #MadeinPakistan کے منصوبوں کو @MinistryofST نے اپنایا آج اگر نہ ہوتے تو پاکستان میں Sanitizer سے ماسک تک یا تو مل ہی نہیں ہوتے یا بلیک ہو رہےہوتےآج اپنی ضرورت بھی پوری ہو رہی ہےکروڑوں کی ایکسپورٹ بھی کر رہے ہیں

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 11, 2020

Fawad Chaudhry invited international companies to invest in Pakistan and assured them of a competitive environment. “I call upon multinationals of USA, China, Russia, Korea, Japan, and EU to join hands with us rest assure Pakistan ll ensure a most competitive environment and most relaxed tax structure for tech business our doors are open. 66 percent of the world population lives in 4-hour flight radius of Pak,” he wrote.