Pakistan’s IT sector has grown strongly, with exports reaching a record about $4.6 billion in the fiscal year that ended in June 2026, up roughly 21 percent from the previous year. Officials now aim higher under plans such as Uraan Pakistan, targeting around $10 billion by 2028-29 and up to $15 billion in IT exports (or about $25 billion including telecom) by 2030.
Federal IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja has stressed that skills shortages remain a major barrier. A recent national test of tens of thousands of final-year computer science students showed only 0.4 percent scored above 80 percent and about 4 percent above 68 percent on key job-ready skills. She has said better training, updated university courses and closer links with industry are essential, noting that 100,000 well-trained professionals could add roughly $1 billion in economic value.
Digital infrastructure is also improving. Fibre connections to homes have expanded significantly in recent years, mobile spectrum has more than doubled, and talks on satellite internet continue. The government is preparing measures to protect IT companies from nationwide internet disruptions, including possible “whitelisting” so their connections stay online even during wider outages.
The minister has urged the sector to move beyond basic services toward higher-value products and global competitiveness.