Tech Desk 
Jul 27, 2024
Pakistan is gearing up to unveil its artificial intelligence (AI) policy as Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said the final draft of the document would be presented to the federal cabinet for approval in August.
Directing the Special Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to complete consultations as soon as possible, the minister highlighted the importance of AI in the modern era.
“AI is not the future but the present reality in the world,” he said, terming it an essential tool for advancement in multiple fields.
The minister recalled that it was the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government that had established the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence in 2017 and the National Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in 2023.
“We have created National Centres for Excellence in Advanced Technologies under Vision 2025 and linked each centre to engineering labs in eight to ten universities.”
He said the world was developing rapidly in various aspects of AI, and Pakistan has to catch its pace.
Iqbal pointed out that some countries were not granting visas to Pakistani students for education in modern technology, but “we will obtain modern technology at any cost”.
