Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal has expressed his hopes of seeing Pakistani dramas and films on global streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon. While speaking at a roundtable with top entertainment figures in Karachi, he urged producers to adopt modern storytelling techniques. He emphasized that the industry must move beyond outdated and repetitive plots to achieve […]
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal
Food or housing? Ahsan Iqbal sounds alarm on land conversion
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal has raised a red flag over Pakistan’s growing housing sprawl. He warned that the rapid conversion of fertile farmland into housing societies is a major threat to national food security. Chairing a high-level committee in Islamabad on Wednesday, he called for urgent legislation and long-term planning to protect agricultural land. Iqbal […]
Pakistan unveils national big data portal and quantum valley to power digital future
Pakistan took a major leap in digital transformation as Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal officially launched the National Big Data Portal on Thursday. Developed by LUMS and backed by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the platform will offer centralized access to public data for researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and citizens. It includes geo-tagged data from over […]