Pakistan climbs to world's third-largest e-commerce position

Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday Pakistan has become the third largest E-Commerce country in the world and has the potential to become regional hub of IT. He was addressing a ceremony arranged by Higher Education Commission (HEC) to launch Smart and Safe University projects.
He said that no nation can make progress without adopting Information Technology (IT). He said twenty thousand scholarships will be provided to the youth by the end of next year. Speaking on this occasion, Minister of State for Federal Education Baleegh Ur Rahman said the government is committed to providing opportunity of higher education to the youth. He said the government has increased the budget of HEC.