Shehbaz Sharif backs AI digitisation for trade, exports
At an Islamabad PMO meeting, Shehbaz Sharif tied AI and digitisation to trade, farms and services, and ordered Alibaba-linked work finished by November.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told a PMO meeting in Islamabad that AI and digitalisation are central to Pakistan’s development.
He ordered Alibaba-linked projects finished with clear targets by November, plus a progress report from ministries.
Directions cover a 15-day Ignite AI course for IT graduates, AI cancer early detection, Ogra fuel-supply analytics, and SME export access.
Work under way includes farm AI models, citrus and olive export platforms, a Pakistan pavilion on Alibaba, and Pakistan Single Window trade-document checks.
Pakistan joined WAICO as a founding member in July; the premier had earlier announced a plan to invest $1 billion in AI by 2030.