HYDERABAD: Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul-Haque said general elections would not be held before October, as digital census was in progress and election could not be held before its completion.

Addressing Digital School inauguration ceremony organised in Latifabad by Telecom Foundation School, an institute of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication he said as per manifesto of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan, Government College University was providing higher education to people of Hyderabad and another federal university which would soon be established in second largest city of Sindh. He said digital school was first of its kind in Hyderabad after Orangi Town’s school in Karachi and its network would be extended to other districts of province.

He said enhancing connectivity was top priority of Ministry of IT and Telecom so that majority of population could be digitally connected. Ministry of IT has launched 70 projects in last three years in which 65 billion rupees have been spent on connectivity. He said that under leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, government increased IT export to 2 billion dollars.

He said that digital school for girls up to primary and secondary has been established in Orangi Town last month with support of Sindh Education Foundation, while in Hyderabad digital school is being launched at primary level where girls and boys will receive education together.

He said that under Ministry 14 projects worth Rs 100 billion had been started across country in last 4 years, while Rs 14.43 billion were being spent in 20 districts, from which more than 14.2 million people would be benefited. CEO Telecom Foundation Zuama Mohiuddin, Azam Khan, MNA Sabir Qaimkhani, Commissioner Bilal Ahmed Memon, SEF’s representative and others also spoke.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 07 2023

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