LAHORE (Islamabad51 Report): The Chief Minister (CM) of Punjab inaugurated Nawaz Sharif Information Technology (IT) city project in Lahore on Saturday, aiming to provide the youth with the latest skills.
During the inauguration ceremony of the Nawaz Sharif IT City Project, CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz reminisced that Nawaz Sharif initiated the IT City project, with the first IT City being inaugurated in a remarkably short span of two and a half months.
Announcing during the ceremony, she declared that the IT city project, covering 853 acres, will enjoy a tax exemption for the next decade. Additionally, within this initiative, developments for a Knowledge City and Film City are underway.
She noted that several universities will establish campuses in the Knowledge City, and the government will offer facilities to investors, highlighting considerable interest from prominent IT companies in the Nawaz Sharif IT City.
She reiterated her dedication to ensuring the financial empowerment of the youth of Pakistan. In her address, Maryam Nawaz compared the IT revolution in India to the potential for a similar transformation in Pakistan, questioning why Pakistan cannot achieve the same success.
She criticized the current situation, stating that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had provided laptops to hundreds of thousands of students, but these were replaced with batons and petrol bombs.
She affirmed that the aim of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) is to bring an IT revolution to the country, including the provision of free Wi-Fi throughout the province, including Lahore.
While concluding her address, the CM Punjab announced to resume the laptop scheme for the deserving students of Pakistan.
