GITEX in Dubai: Tech destination Pakistan makes an impact

GITEX in Dubai: Tech destination Pakistan makes an impact

Amar Makhdoom, Chief Marketing officer of Pakistan Software export board, Zeeshan Rehman Khattak, Chief Commercial Officer of IT Ministry PSEB and Shahbaz Hameed, Director of Business Development IT Ministry PSEB at Pakistan pavilion at GITEX 2022 show, Dubai's annual enterprise technology and global digital transformation event. 11 October 2022. Photo by Shihab

Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque, who on Tuesday inaugurated the Pakistan Pavilion at “Gitex Global 2022” in Dubai, exuded confidence about the South Asia’s second-most populous country putting its best foot forward towards cutting-edge innovation as more than 50 companies are taking part in the Middle East’s largest technology event.

“It’s an immense feeling to be at Gitex and see lots of Pakistani companies exhibiting here. Seeing the ‘Tech destination Pakistan’ logo everywhere is a proud moment not only for me but for the Pakistani community at large living in the [Arabian] Gulf,” he said.

Haque cited that despite Covid-19-pandemic-related global economic slowdown, Pakistan’s IT sector has shown incredible growth to the tune of over 150 per cent since he joined the office in early 2020. And although global start-up funding has reduced by 30 per cent this year, investments in Pakistani counterparts