Pakistan’s IT exports to touch $5bn-mark by 2023:

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haque has said that Pakistan’s IT industry is progressing rapidly and the ministry has set a target of $5 billion IT exports till 2023.

IT Minsiter hlighted that IT export earnings reached a record level of $1.23bn in FY20, recording 23.71 per cent year-on-year growth.

“We are setting a target of $5bn in IT export remittance by FY23 and will provide all the necessary support to achieve it,” the Federal Minister for IT added.

He said that Pakistan’s IT industry has reached an important milestone in its journey and has positioned itself to become one of the leading countries in the software and outsourcing services market.

The speakers highlighted that the coronavirus pandemic has opened new doors for the IT sector, stressing the importance of digitisation in almost all spheres of life.

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