PM Shehbaz Sharif Commits $1 Billion to Pakistan AI Development by 2030
The government plans 1,000 fully funded AI PhD scholarships and aims to train 1 million non-IT professionals to boost youth empowerment and sectoral productivity.
- On February 9, 2026, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the Government of Pakistan would invest 1 billion dollars in AI by 2030 at Indus AI Week 2026 in Islamabad.
- The National AI Policy, approved in July 2025, set the framework but rollout stalled after amending the AI Council and limited provincial governments' response; officials call Indus AI Week the first step.
- The government will launch a nationwide programme to train one million non-IT professionals in AI skills and pledged 1,000 fully-funded PhD scholarships by 2030, with an AI curriculum introduced in federal schools and regions including Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and remote parts of Balochistan.
- Leaders argue the programme will help build Pakistan's AI ecosystem and support women's empowerment, aiming to empower youth, which the prime minister said comprises 60% of the population.
- The Pakistan Digital Authority is preparing a nationwide digital master plan, but only the 'Awareness and Readiness' pillar is currently being implemented, organizers say.
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