A new project to build a six-lane motorway between Karachi and Hyderabad is being initiated to address existing travel issues. Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal announced that this motorway will provide modern travel facilities.
Speaking at the inauguration of Pakistan's first national container-based data center at NED University on Wednesday, Ahsan Iqbal added that work on the Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway will also commence soon, with an agreement already in place with China.
This project was approved in 2018 but faced delays. If the Pakistan Muslim League-N government had remained in power, the project would have been completed by 2022, he said.
Ahsan Iqbal said that political instability and economic crises have hindered development projects in Pakistan. He noted that the country has missed several opportunities for growth, while countries like South Korea and Egypt have achieved progress by adopting similar visions.
Regarding the data center, the federal minister stated that it will provide IT, research, and educational facilities to over 500 universities across the country. The project, costing between $5-6 million, will offer 100-gigabit high-speed internet services and connect over 75 higher education institutions through a 7,000-kilometer fibre network.
This data center is expected to revolutionize Pakistan's education system and help transform the country into a digital corridor. Additional features will include a national digital library, local cloud, national video conferencing network, and other modern facilities.
Ahsan Iqbal stressed on the need for Pakistani universities to align with modern demands to put the country on the path to progress. He urged that the country's educational institutions must adapt to contemporary requirements to drive national development.
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