Islamabad:
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered the federal government to hold meaningful consultations with provincial governments for effective and comprehensive implementation of the digital transformation plan.
Chairman of a weekly review meeting on cashless and digital economy in the federal capital, the prime minister said digitization of the economy will help promote transparency.
The core purpose of the federal government’s digital transformation plan is to provide ease and convenience to the public at no extra cost, he said, adding that the government encouraged digital payments and digital transfer of funds through political measures.
All provincial governments, including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir, should fully cooperate with the federal government on the digitization of the economy and cashless economy, the prime minister emphasized.
He added that the federal government’s digital transformation plan had to be gathered to ensure that goals are achieved within the set timelines as they cooperated with provincial governments and institutions must be further to ensure that goals are achieved within the set timelines.
Meaningful consultation with all stakeholders should be made a permanent function in this plan, the prime minister added.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister was told that the National Digital Commission and Pakistan Digital Authority had been established and the necessary rules were formulated.
The appointment process for the chairman and members of Pakistan Digital Authority is in its last stages.
In addition, it was informed that the purchased onboarding framework for digital services was launched on July 25, 2025.
The meeting attended ministers for financing, financial affairs and this among others.
