Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has approved eleven projects worth Rs 11515 million for extension of telecom services in the country.   

The projects were approved at a meeting chaired by Secretary Information Technology and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui in Islamabad.    

Amongst the major projects approved included: President Initiative for Cyber Efficient Parliament; Expansion of broadband services in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan Phase-II and Establishment of Optical Fiber Base Communication link between Karachi and Gwadar along Coastal Highway.      

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