- The PM extends the warm congratulations to the ITU.
- Said mobile manufacturing increases by 47.46%.
- The mobile ecosystem contributes $ 16.7 billion to the economy, he said.
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the federal government was determined to promote a digital ecosystem that favored inclusion, autonomous women and left no one behind.
In a message on World Telecommunications Day and the Information Society, the PM Shehbaz said: “Thanks to targeted policies, skills development programs and gender -sensitive digital infrastructure, we work to make sure that women and girls can actively participate and benefit from the digital transformation of our company.”
He said: “On the occasion of World Telecommunications Day and the Information Society, I extend warm congratulations to the International Telecommunications Union (IUT) for its leadership in the progression of inclusive and fair digital development in the whole world.”
The theme of this year, “why gender equality in digital transformation issues”, was an urgent appeal for action: ensuring that the advantages of technological progress were also shared by all members of society, he said, adding that Pakistan has made remarkable progress in the shrinking of the digital fracture between the sexes.
In 2024-2025, 8 million additional women acquired mobile Internet access, reducing the gender difference from 38% to 25%-the highest improvement in the world, led by rural women, he added.
The Prime Minister said these gains were part of Pakistan’s wider digital transformation.
“We have crossed 200 million telecommunications subscriptions, 150 million wide-band users and 2 million FTTH ، connections while our mobile manufacturing increased by 47.46%, and international connectivity was reinforced by high-capacity underwater cables,” he added.
“Today, Pakistan’s mobile ecosystem contributes $ 16.7 billion to the economy,” said Prime Minister.
“On this important day, I call all stakeholders to defend the digital transformation sensitive to sexes and continue to build an inclusive and autonomous digital Pakistan,” he added.