Pakistan has become the first country in South Asia to launch the full national UN Women Gender-Responsive AI School. The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT), working with UN Women Pakistan and supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), launched a programme to promote ethical, inclusive, and gender-aware artificial intelligence. The school trains […]

The Sindh government has opened a modern Agriculture Research Laboratory in Tandojam. The lab offers free and fast testing for crop diseases to help local farmers. Sindh Agriculture Minister Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Mahar inaugurated the facility. He said it uses advanced molecular testing technology that can find diseases and viruses in just two hours. The […]

Hyderabad Traffic Police have introduced mobile robo cameras to issue electronic challans for traffic violations. Officers can now digitally record offences and take action on the spot. According to a police spokesperson, traffic staff will use these handheld mobile robo cameras to capture clear evidence of common violations. These include wrong parking, driving the wrong […]

The Balochistan government has decided to install artificial intelligence (AI)-powered traffic signals in Quetta. The move aims to provide a lasting solution to the city’s rising traffic problems. The decision was made during a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti. Officials reviewed plans for a modern traffic management system in the provincial […]

The Punjab government has launched a new “Lab on Wheels” service to help farmers modernize their farming. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz inaugurated the initiative, calling it a major step toward digital and precision agriculture in the province. Fully equipped mobile laboratories will now visit farms directly. Teams will collect soil and water samples on the […]

The Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department has started the province’s first portable X-ray service for wild animals. This is a big step forward in wildlife care and conservation. The new machine is available at the Wildlife Hospital inside Lahore Safari Zoo. With this portable system, veterinarians can take X-rays of injured or sick animals right […]

Pakistan has launched the Sky47 Karakorum-01 Data Centre, described as the country’s largest AI-ready facility. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir jointly inaugurated the centre on 24 July 2026 in the Islamabad area. Developed by Sky47 Limited, a majority-owned subsidiary of Mari Energies, the campus is purpose-built […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced two major steps to grow Pakistan’s technology sector. At the Indus Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Expo 2026 in Islamabad, he launched the Spark and Elevate Program and a $20 million Pakistan Venture Fund. The Spark and Elevate Program aims to turn local research into real-world products, strong companies, […]