ISLAMABAD:
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday formally reviewed the achievements of the National Accountability Bureau and appreciated its transformation into a technology-driven institution.
He praised the integration of modern technologies, including the use of artificial intelligence in investigations.
Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Lieutenant General (R) Nazir Ahmed, called on him at the Prime Minister’s House and presented NAB’s annual report for the year 2025. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar was also present during the meeting, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
Digital age
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the government was working on a priority basis to harness new technologies for the national and economic development.
He expressed these views during a meeting with a high-level delegation of leading artificial intelligence experts who called on him during his recent private visit to London, UK last week, the PM Office Media Wing said in a press release on Tuesday.
The delegation included senior leaders from global institutions and organizations such as BlackRock, University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Deloitte and some of the world’s leading AI and technology companies. Chairman of Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), Bilal bin Saqib, was also present at the meeting.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of global expertise; particularly the involvement of overseas Pakistanis to accelerate Pakistan’s digital and economic transformation.
Myanmar FM
The Union Minister of State for the Republic of Myanmar, U Than Swe, who is on an official visit to Pakistan, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday.
Welcoming the visiting dignitary and reaffirming Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthen its longstanding ties with Myanmar, the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of expanding cooperation in trade and economic engagement, education, culture, capacity building and people-to-people exchanges, a press release from the Prime Minister’s Office said.
Youth skills
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday assured that the federal government would use all possible resources to further enhance the skills and abilities of the country’s youth.
The Prime Minister, in a meeting with the Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Youth Program Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, said that the government prioritized the improvement of the educational capabilities of the youth.
