Pakistan Moves to Set Up First National Artificial Intelligence Council

Islamabad Pakistan’s Ministry of Information Technology has launched the process to establish the country’s first National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Council, a key step toward implementing the National AI Policy 2025 under the Digital Pakistan Vision, officials said. Most nominations for the council have already been received, while the remaining submissionsContinue Reading

Pakistan hosts ‘AI For Her’ summit to spotlight women-led innovation in artificial intelligence

Pakistan’s growing artificial intelligence ecosystem will take centre stage in the capital next month as women technologists, entrepreneurs and industry leaders gather for the AI For Her summit, aimed at promoting female leadership in emerging technologies. Scheduled for February 9–10, 2026, the two-day event in Islamabad will focus on innovation,Continue Reading

Pakistan, Microsoft Explore AI, Cloud Collaboration to Boost Digital Transformation

Islamabad Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja held a strategic meeting with David Frantic, Regional Business Head at Microsoft, to explore potential collaboration across key areas of Pakistan’s digital transformation agenda. According to officials, the discussions focused on artificial intelligence skilling and capacity building, expansion of cloudContinue Reading

Pakistan Launches AI Tool to Tackle Online Child Abuse

Pakistan has launched a new artificial intelligence–based system aimed at strengthening efforts to combat online child sexual exploitation, as authorities move to modernise investigations amid rising digital abuse. The system, named Katalyst, has been developed through a collaboration between the Ministry of Interior, the Narcotics Control Division, and the UK-PakistanContinue Reading

AI Steps Into Education to Ease Teachers Workload in Pakistan

Islamabad Artificial intelligence is making its way into Pakistan’s classrooms, offering tools designed to help teachers focus more on student engagement and learning while automating routine tasks such as grading and lesson planning. According to officials, AI-powered platforms can generate interactive lesson plans in seconds, streamline administrative work, and provideContinue Reading