President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that Pakistan has an excellent infrastructure in IT sector, and the environment is conducive for investment and development in this sector. He stated this during a presentation by an internationally renowned IT company here on Wednesday.
President Musharraf said Pakistan has the necessary qualified manpower, as IT universities and educational institutions are producing substantial number of qualified people while other educated youth have command over the English language.
He emphasised that this is a strong basis to take a leap in the development of IT and Pakistan needed to exploit this potential fully. He referred to various initiatives taken by the government during the last six years for the promotion of computer literacy and for software export developed in Pakistan. The President said the investors can benefit from the hardworking and trained manpower in Pakistan for its operations in other countries.
Welcoming the interest of foreign investors in Pakistan, he said the government would extend full support to it and expressed the hope that they would expand their activities in Pakistan within the shortest possible time. During the presentation, the company gave a broader concept of establishment of IT cities and call centres in Pakistan emphasising that it would help in raising the IT profile of Pakistan through public-private partnership. Information Technology Minister Awais Leghari and Minister of State for Investment Omer Ahmed Ghumman were also present on the occasion.