PM sets November deadline for Alibaba AI digitisation work

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told a PMO meeting that AI and digital tools are central to Pakistan’s economic progress.

He pressed for clearer delivery on the Alibaba partnership, with ministries to finish required steps by November and report back.

Orders covered an Alibaba-linked cancer screening system, a short Ignite AI course for IT graduates, and Ogra supply-chain analytics.

Officials said work continues on farm AI models, tobacco tracking, citrus and olive export platforms, and a Pakistan pavilion on Alibaba.

Pakistan backed WAICO in May, joined as a founding member in July, and earlier pledged about $1 billion for AI by 2030.

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