Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said Pakistan stands on the threshold of a transformative leap in its digital economy.

Talking to executives of leading Information Technology companies, who are participating in Pakistan’s first ‘Digital Foreign Direct Investment Forum 2025, in Islamabad, he highlighted Pakistan’s vision of becoming a regional hub for technology, finance, and innovation.

The Prime Minister welcomed the announcement of over 700 million dollars investment pledges made during the opening session of Digital Foreign Direct Investment forum and expressed deep appreciation for their confidence in Pakistan’s potential.

Shehbaz Sharif briefed the visiting delegates about the ongoing regulatory reforms, fiscal incentives, and digital infrastructure investments.

The Prime Minister also informed the delegates about the Government's ongoing efforts for training of youth as well as digitization of the economy. He assured full support to investors and reaffirmed commitment to building long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships with each of them.

The Prime Minister during his interaction with the global IT executives conveyed Government's strong desire to collaborate with them on AI and data science education initiatives to prepare Pakistani youth for future technology-driven jobs.

Those who called on the Prime Minister included Jabbar Rahim Khan of Russoft, who announced to invest 500 million dollars, Taha Naseem and Ahsan Jamil of sAi Venture Capital who announced 100 million dollars investment, Fernando Morillo and Muhammad Hamayun Sajjad of Mashreq Bank who announced 30 million dollars investment and Belal Kemal Faruki of Mindhyve.ai who announced 22 million dollars investment.