Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication through the Universal Service Fund has launched some 70 projects of optical fiber cable and broadband infrastructure development in four provinces at a cost of 65 billion rupees.

In a statement, the IT Ministry spokesman said in the province of Sindh alone, 20 projects of NGBSD and OFC worth 16.3 billion rupees have been started so far in 20 districts.

He said that projects of connectivity of the un-served and under-served communities of Balochistan, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces had also been launched.

He said that the IT parks across the country provided a place where innovative businesses could develop and prosper in a favourable environment.