Syed Mujtaba Ali 
ISLAMABAD — Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP), Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, chaired a high-level meeting of the National Coordination Committee to review implementation progress and align inter-ministerial efforts for the National Youth Employment Policy (NYEP).
ISLAMABAD — The Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the DAMAN (Development, Awareness & Management of Natural Resources) Organization to accelerate youth empowerment, technical skills development, and sustainable employment opportunities across Pakistan.
ISLAMABAD — Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) organized a specialized training session on “Risk Management and Hazard Identification” for 18 graduate students from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI) at the Oil & Gas Training Institute (OGTI) in Islamabad.
ISLAMABAD — Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has signed a strategic contract with US-based energy technology company Baker Hughes to deploy Mature Assets Solutions (MAS), targeting the revitalization of aging oil and gas wells to enhance Pakistan’s domestic energy production.
KARACHI — Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Ms. Shaza Fatima Khawaja led a high-level delegation to meet Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, marking a crucial step toward building an integrated national digital ecosystem.
The briefing detailed the Pakistan Digital Authority’s (PDA) mandate under the Digital Nation Pakistan Act 2025: executing the National Digital Masterplan, advancing Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), and laying down nationwide frameworks for data governance and artificial intelligence.
Pakistan Digital Authority
ISLAMABAD — Federal Minister for IT & Telecommunication Ms. Shaza Fatima Khawaja held a high-level meeting with Mr. Ibrahim Neyaz, CEO of Saudi Arabia’s National Technology Development Program (NTDP), to deepen bilateral cooperation in technology, innovation, and startup ecosystems.
The meeting focused on advancing the joint Pakistan–Saudi Arabia Technology and Startup Exchange Programme, designed to create cross-border opportunities for entrepreneurs, facilitate technology transfer, and integrate Pakistani tech talent with Saudi Arabia’s expanding digital market.
ISLAMABAD — Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Prof. Ahsan Iqbal has emphasized that Pakistan must move beyond short-term macroeconomic stabilization to focus on sustained transformation, declaring that real prosperity can only be earned through productivity, innovation, and global competitiveness.
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KARACHI — Industry leaders, regulators, and international financial experts gathered at the Pakistan Banking Summit 2026 (PBS’26) to address key challenges and opportunities in transforming Pakistan’s priority sectors, including agriculture, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and low-cost housing.
ISLAMABAD — The Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) presented a detailed brief on Pakistan’s tech ecosystem and investment regulatory frameworks to a visiting delegation from the Commercial Culture Association of China (CCAC) during the Global South Innovation and Investment Summit 2026.