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The Islamabad IT Park, currently 71% complete, is scheduled to be largely finished by December 31, 2025. Funded by a $76.3 million loan from South Korea, the new 12-story facility is a critical step in the "Digital Pakistan" vision. It is expected to create 10,000 job opportunities, house around 120 startups, and serve as a national hub to boost technology transfer, R&D, and IT exports.

Islamabad's new $76.3 million IT Park is now 71% complete and scheduled to open by late December 2025. Funded by a South Korean loan, the state-of-the-art hub is a key part of the 'Digital Pakistan' vision, promising to generate 10,000 jobs and significantly boost IT exports by hosting up to 120 start-ups and SMEs.

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has completed six large-scale development projects over the past year, valued at an estimated Rs. 23 billion. The completed projects include the Jinnah Square Interchange at Serena and Jinnah Convention Chowks, the Jinnah Square Murree Road Interchange, and the Tayyip Erdogan Interchange. Additionally, the CDA widened and rehabilitated Park Road, renovated the Convention Centre, and constructed new parking plazas in commercial areas. Work is also underway on the T-Chowk Flyover.

Rawalpindi is getting three new underpasses on Peshawar Road, a Rs6 billion project approved by the Punjab government. The underpasses—located at Race Course Park, Army Graveyard, and Chairing Cross—will create a signal-free corridor from Katcheri Chowk to Motorway Chowk, aiming to reduce travel time to 20 minutes. Construction is set to begin next month.

Evacuated overnight, Din Muhammad now perches on his charpai beside the M2, watching Ravi’s floodwaters swallow his village—and even the gilded streetlamps of the half-built “New Metro City Lahore.” His wife mourns their best buffalo, once the family’s top milk producer, now likely lost in the rising tide.

A new wave of research and real-world success stories from Pakistan reveals that video games are not just a pastime but a powerful training ground for the modern workforce. Gamers, who routinely collaborate across time zones and make high-stakes decisions under pressure, are developing skills like real-time problem-solving, strategic adaptability, and effective remote communication. For Pakistan's youth, gaming champions like Arslan Ash and Star Anonymous prove that a career in e-sports offers a viable pathway to global income, showcasing a new model for skill-based work that bypasses traditional job markets.

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has launched "Pakistan One," a nationwide business plan competition designed to transform youth creativity into globally competitive ventures. The initiative, part of the new URAAN five-year plan, aims to engage over 10,000 young entrepreneurs and will award a record-breaking $5 million Grand Prize to promising ventures. The program seeks to shift Pakistan from a job-seeking to a job-creating economy by focusing on high-growth sectors like IT, agri-tech, and sustainable manufacturing to boost the country's stagnant export figures.