{"id":103417,"date":"2025-09-24T14:43:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=103417"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:43:30","slug":"5g-services-to-debut-soon-in-7-urban-centres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/5g-services-to-debut-soon-in-7-urban-centres.html","title":{"rendered":"5G services to debut soon in 7 urban centres: IT Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Tuesday announced that Pakistan will roll out 5G services in the coming months, with the initial launch planned in seven major cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at the inauguration of the 26th ITCN Asia Expo at Expo Centre Karachi, the minister said the government was taking steps to ensure more reliable internet access across the country. She stressed that information technology would serve as a \u201ccore element\u201d of the recently signed Pakistan-Saudi agreement, which she said would strengthen Pakistan\u2019s digital infrastructure and accelerate economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement comes despite concerns highlighted by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its 2024 annual report, which noted that the country could face financial and technical challenges in transitioning to 5G, even with growing broadband and mobile penetration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistans-it-exports-hit-usd-337m-in-august.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pakistan\u2019s IT exports hit USD 337m in August, up 13% YoY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Khawaja also highlighted broader economic progress, stating that fears of default had receded, inflation had eased, and macroeconomic conditions were stabilising. She underscored Karachi\u2019s role in driving the national economy and said Pakistan\u2019s resilience was earning international recognition, with technology rankings improving under the \u201cDigital Pakistan\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister further revealed that the cabinet had approved Pakistan\u2019s Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy and that work on its implementation was underway. Between 0.5 million to 1 million young people would be trained in AI and cybersecurity by the end of this year, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On internet reliability, Khawaja acknowledged that two damaged submarine cables in the Red Sea near Jeddah had affected services but assured that her ministry was working to expand capacity and increase fiberisation. She also disclosed that Pakistan had recently foiled hacking attempts from India, ensuring no government websites were compromised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Tuesday announced that Pakistan will roll out 5G services in the coming months, with the initial launch planned in seven major cities. Speaking at the inauguration of the 26th ITCN Asia Expo at Expo Centre Karachi, the minister said the government was taking steps to ensure more reliable internet access across the country. She stressed that information technology would serve as a \u201ccore element\u201d of the recently signed Pakistan-Saudi agreement, which she said would strengthen Pakistan\u2019s digital infrastructure and accelerate economic growth. The announcement comes despite concerns highlighted by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in its 2024 annual report, which noted that the country could face financial and technical challenges in transitioning to 5G, even with growing broadband and mobile penetration. Read: Pakistan\u2019s IT exports hit USD 337m in August, up 13% YoY Khawaja also highlighted broader economic progress, stating that fears of default had receded, inflation had eased, and macroeconomic conditions were stabilising. She underscored Karachi\u2019s role in driving the national economy and said Pakistan\u2019s resilience was earning international recognition, with technology rankings improving under the \u201cDigital Pakistan\u201d initiative. The minister further revealed that the cabinet had&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":101959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[68245,68253,68251,68254,54759,19173,7498,68255,68250,46073,68246,40,32,64358,68249,63896,60375,68248,68247,68252],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103417","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-5g","9":"tag-artificial-intelligence-policy","10":"tag-broadband","11":"tag-cybersecurity-training","12":"tag-digital-infrastructure","13":"tag-digital-pakistan","14":"tag-economic-growth","15":"tag-fiberisation","16":"tag-internet-reliability","17":"tag-it-ministry","18":"tag-itcn-asia-expo","19":"tag-karachi","20":"tag-pakistan","21":"tag-pta","22":"tag-saudi-pakistan-agreement","23":"tag-shaza-fatima-khawaja","24":"tag-sifc","25":"tag-submarine-cables","26":"tag-technology-rankings","27":"tag-youth-development","28":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>5G services to debut soon in 7 urban centres - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The minister further revealed that the cabinet had approved Pakistan\u2019s Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy and that work...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/5g-services-to-debut-soon-in-7-urban-centres.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5G services to debut soon in 7 urban centres - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The minister further revealed that the cabinet had approved Pakistan\u2019s Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy and that work...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/5g-services-to-debut-soon-in-7-urban-centres.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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