ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered concerned officials to provide cheaper internet packages for easy internet access for the youth.
The prime minister was heading a high-level meeting here about ensuring enhanced and improved coverage of the internet in the country.
Federal ministers, including Shafqat Mehmood and Asad Umar, PM’s Adviser on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Special Assistant to PM Tania Aidrus, secretary Information Technology, chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Universal Service Fund (USF) and other officers attended the meeting.
PM Imran directed officials to consider the telecom issues in the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) and take decisions within the next two weeks.
Praising the steps taken for tele-schooling and provision of education through the internet, he said that the facilitation of youth towards education was a must for utilization of their talent.
The prime minister appreciated the steps taken by USF about broadening the mobile and internet coverage, especially in the backward and inaccessible areas, and directed to speed up all the essential steps for the inclusion of priority sectors like education in the jurisdiction of USF.
The meeting discussed in detail the steps being taken to ensure enhanced and improved internet coverage and addressing the issues relating to the telecom sector.
During the meeting, views were also exchanged on various USF projects for ensuring mobile and internet coverage in the country’s backward areas.
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