--- title: "PM Directs Federal Ministries to Complete Data Digitization" description: "Most outlets reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed federal ministries to complete data digitization within set deadlines. The Daily Times added that this should be done in coordination with provincial governments, while ProPakistani focused more briefly on the directive and the need to meet deadlines without specifying coordination." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13044-pm-directs-all-federal-ministries-to-timely-complete site: HarZaviya language: en --- # PM Directs Federal Ministries to Complete Data Digitization pakistan · updated 9 Oct 2026, 11:01 AM PKT · 8–9 Oct 2026 · 8 articles from 7 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 9 Oct 2026 — PM Directs Federal Ministries to Complete Data Digitization (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed federal ministries to complete data digitization within set deadlines. The Daily Times added that this should be done in coordination with provincial governments, while ProPakistani focused more briefly on the directive and the need to meet deadlines without specifying coordination. - **ProPakistani** — [PM Directs Ministries to Complete Digitization Within Deadlines](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/09/pm-directs-ministries-to-complete-digitization-within-deadlines/) · 9 Oct 2026, 11:01 AM PKT > Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed all federal ministries to complete data digitization within set deadlines and provide the information… Read More - **Daily Times** — [PM directs ministries to complete digitisation of data without delay](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1564575/pm-directs-ministries-to-complete-digitisation-of-data-without-delay/) · 9 Oct 2026, 9:58 AM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed all federal ministries to complete, within the stipulated time frame, necessary measures for digitizing relevant data in coordination with provincial governments and concerned institutions and ensuring its provision to the central data centre. Chairing a progress review meeting on implementation of Digital Nation Pakistan initiative, t... ### 8 Oct 2026 — Prime Minister directs federal ministries to complete data digitization (5 outlets) > Most outlets reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed federal ministries to complete data digitization within a set timeframe, emphasizing coordination with provincial governments. The Express Tribune and Dawn added specific details, with the former highlighting the emphasis on a national-level central data centre and the latter naming the initiative as the "Digital Nation Pakistan programme." Associated Press of Pakistan mentioned the priority sectors—health and agriculture—in one of its excerpts, while 24 News HD and The Nation provided more general summaries of the directive. - **Dawn** — [Ministries told to give data to ‘Digital Nation’](https://www.dawn.com/news/2035806/ministries-told-to-give-data-to-digital-nation) · 9 Oct 2026, 8:04 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed all federal ministries to complete necessary measures within the stipulated time to provide relevant data to the Digital Nation Pakistan programme. Presiding over a meeting here, the prime minister said the central, national-level data centre being established under the Digital Nation Pakistan programme would play a key role in deliv... - **The Nation** — [PM orders ministries to timely complete digitisation of govt data](https://www.nation.com.pk/09-Oct-2026/pm-orders-ministries-timely-complete-digitisation-govt-data) · 9 Oct 2026, 7:18 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed all federal ministries to complete, within the stipulated time frame, necessary measures for digitising relevant data in coordination with provincial governments and concerned institutions and ensuring its provision to the central data centre. - **The Express Tribune** — [PM orders ministries to push digitisation](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2633800/pm-orders-ministries-to-push-digitisation) · 8 Oct 2026, 11:13 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > Shehbaz stresses national-level central data centre - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [PM directs all federal ministries to timely complete digitization of relevant data](https://www.app.com.pk/national/pm-directs-all-federal-ministries-to-timely-complete-digitization-of-relevant-data-2/) · 8 Oct 2026, 1:37 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD, Oct 8 (APP):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed all federal ministries to complete, within the stipulated time frame, necessary measures for digitizing relevant data in coordination with provincial governments and concerned institutions and ensuring its provision to the central data centre. Chairing a progress review meeting on implementation of Digital Nation... - **24 News HD** — [PM Shehbaz orders all ministries to complete data digitization](https://www.24newshd.tv/08-Oct-2026/pm-shehbaz-orders-ministries-complete-data-digitization) · 8 Oct 2026, 1:14 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed all federal ministries to complete, within the stipulated timeframe, necessary measures for digitizing relevant data in coordination with provincial governments and concerned institutions and ensuring its provision to the central data centre, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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