--- title: "Ahsan Iqbal outlines Pakistan’s $1 trillion digital roadmap at SCO forum" description: "Most outlets led with the unveiling of Pakistan’s digital transformation strategy by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal at the SCO forum in Urumqi, China. The Nation highlighted the focus on inclusive tech policies and the goal of a $1 trillion economy by 2035, while Hum News English emphasized the expansion of broadband access and development of homegrown technology. Both framed the initiative as a national strategy but did not provide further details beyond the excerpts." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/8722-ahsan-reaffirms-pakistan-s-commitment-to-inclusive-tech site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Ahsan Iqbal outlines Pakistan’s $1 trillion digital roadmap at SCO forum business · updated 16 Sep 2026, 12:39 PM PKT · 15–16 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the unveiling of Pakistan’s digital transformation strategy by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal at the SCO forum in Urumqi, China. The Nation highlighted the focus on inclusive tech policies and the goal of a $1 trillion economy by 2035, while Hum News English emphasized the expansion of broadband access and development of homegrown technology. Both framed the initiative as a national strategy but did not provide further details beyond the excerpts. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Minute Mirror** — [Ahsan Iqbal unveils digital roadmap for $1tr econo...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/ahsan-iqbal-unveils-digital-roadmap-for-1tr-economy-630865/) · 16 Sep 2026, 12:39 PM PKT > Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has unveiled Pakistan’s digital transformation roadmap, targeting a $1 trillion economy by 2035 under the government’s national vision, Uraan Pakistan. - **The Nation** — [Ahsan reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to inclusive tech policies in Urumqi](https://www.nation.com.pk/16-Sep-2026/ahsan-reaffirms-pakistan-s-commitment-inclusive-tech-policies-urumqi) · 16 Sep 2026, 4:15 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal outlined a transformative digital roadmap aimed at propelling Pakistan into a $1 Trillion economy by 2035 under the national vision, Uraan Pakistan. - **Hum News English** — [Ahsan Iqbal unveils Pakistan’s $1tr digital roadmap at SCO forum](https://humenglish.com/latest/ahsan-iqbal-unveils-pakistans-1tr-digital-roadmap-at-sco-forum/) · 15 Sep 2026, 8:08 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > URUMQI, China: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistan aims to accelerate its digital transformation, expand broadband access and develop homegrown technology products as part of a strategy to help turn the country into a $1 trillion economy by 2035. Speaking at the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Digital Economy Forum in Urumqi, Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan’s inform... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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