Secretary Information Technology and Telecommunications, Maroof Afzal stated that Pakistan is now actually thriving with the Pakistan freelancing Industry in mind, as exports earning from this area is around a billion dollars per annum.
He further went on to add that information technology and Telecommunication is indeed the future, because of the fact that it is one of the largest – if not the largest self-employment sectors in Pakistan. There were a range of issues that were taken on by the committee, and these included the likes of a bi-annual review of the budgetary allocation and its utilization; along with the problem of a lack of services of Pakistan Telecom Limited (Ufone), which happens to be in various towns and areas of district Malakand.
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The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications has claimed that the government has cut short on its funds by around 53 percent, and in turn, this would go on to affect some viral projects that are currently undergoing, or are perhaps left for future planning.
It has also been claimed by Maroof Afzal himself that Rs. 3.046 billion was actually allocated to the Public Sector Development (PSDP) for 2018-19, however, this was cut by around 53 percent, with the remains being only Rs. 1.597 billion, which being further revised, equals to around Rs. 1.448 billion. By the end of December of last year, the government had actually released 369 million of which Rs. 275 million has already been spent so far.
Pakistan freelancing Industry exports now earning A billion dollars per annum
The decrease in the amount of funds was obviously seen some heavy criticism, while there were justifications then given out over the need of some of these funds to be restored. Senetor Sana Jamali went as far as to say that if Pakistan wished to compete with India, it was crucial that the country paid attention in this particular area.
