K-P to train 100,000 youth in IT: Umar

IT sector export has seen three times increase in last two years due to investor-friendly policies, the minster adds

PESHAWAR:

Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said that K-P government would train 100,000 youth in IT sector which would further develop IT industry in the country.

He said this while talking to media during his visit to the concluding session of the two-day Digital Youth Summit on Sunday. Accompanied by K-P Minister for Science and Information Technology Atif Khan, Federal Minister, Asad Umar said that in the last two years the export in the IT sector has seen three times increase due to investor-friendly policies introduced by the government.

“Pakistan is the 5th largest community in the world in the individual youth community, which is a clear indication of progress of Pakistan in the IT sector,” Asad Umar said.

The trust of foreign investors has been further cemented and billions of dollars investment is coming to Pakistan in the IT sector, he said while answering a question. He added that 2.3 million jobs were created in 2018. “There are a lot of development opportunities in agriculture in Pakistan and the government has given due attention to it that is why the crops of wheat, rice, sugarcane have seen record harvest,” Asad Umar claimed.

The government, he said, was focusing on sectors which have opportunities for development like agriculture, IT and tourism. He said record harvest of wheat, rice and sugarcane means the government is working on an appropriate line in the agriculture sector in the rural areas and farmers were getting benefit from such progress.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 15^th, 2021.