IT Park to be set up to promote tech: Shahbaz

While reviewing the measures taken for the promotion and projects of information technology in different countries, the Chief Minister said that other countries, including our neighbouring countries, had made commendable achievements in the IT sector but we failed to achieve the desired results. “No attention was paid to this sector in the past which can be judged from this fact that there is no continuity in the policies for the development of IT and Secretaries of this department were changed frequently,” he added.

The Chief Minister directed Secretary Information Technology to submit him a detailed report regarding the performance and projects of the department within seven days so that a better strategy could be evolved for the promotion of IT.

Japanese envoy calls on Shahbaz

Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan, Sieji Kojima called on Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at the Chief Minister Secretariat here Friday. During the meeting the CM and Mr Sieji discussed matters of bilateral relations with special focus on trade, and economic cooperation between the two countries.

Talking to Japanese Ambassador, the Chief Minister said trade ties between Pakistan and Japan were growing and they were expected to cement further in the time to come. Shahbaz Sharif also informed the Japanese Ambassador about the priorities of his government regarding elimination of poverty, ignorance, backwardness as well as provision of basic amenities to the masses.