Tech Desk 
Feb 14, 2025
The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) in collaboration with the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) build 43 Software Technology Parks (STPs) nationwide, including in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
These parks host over 350 IT and IT-enabled Services (ITeS) companies, recruiting 18,000 professionals across a combined covered area of 1.9 million square feet.
According to an official of the Ministry of IT, 20% of the workforce in these STPs includes women. These facilities, set up between FY2022-24, are located in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Gilgit, Rahim Yar Khan, Faisalabad, Swat, Quetta, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Gujrat, Jamshoro, Nawabshah, Gakuch, Bahawalpur, and Khuzdar.
The STPs provide significantly to Pakistan's economy, generating $100 million annually in foreign exchange earnings and $15 million in domestic revenue.
Moreover, to further advance the country's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure, a state-of-the-art IT Park is under development in Karachi, covering 1.12 million square feet.
It is claimed to be operational by 2027, the $186 million project will give 13,400 jobs and is projected to advance IT exports by $90 million.
As part of its digital empowerment initiatives, the Pakistan govt plans to establish 250 e-Rozgaar centres across the country over the next three years (by 2027) under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) project, "Prime Minister's Initiatives Support for Startups, Specialised IT Trainings, and Venture Capital."
