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July 12, 2025 - Comments Off on IT Minister meets Google team, stresses government’s focus on AI training in education & workforce

IT Minister meets Google team, stresses government’s focus on AI training in education & workforce

Information Technology Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to integrating artificial intelligence (AI) across sectors including education, workforce development and industry. In a meeting with Google’s Regional AI team, she emphasized the importance of inclusive access to AI tools. The minister noted the rising interest in AI among young people and businesses, while experts stressed upon the need for regulation to ensure AI development serves the public good and isn’t solely market-driven.

July 10, 2025 - Comments Off on Pakistan, China agree on joint media cooperation against fake news

Pakistan, China agree on joint media cooperation against fake news

Pakistan and China have agreed to strengthen media cooperation through joint broadcasting projects and a collaborative effort to stop fake news and disinformation spreading in Pakistan. 

In Beijing, at a meeting between Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Chinese official Cao Shumin, both sides discussed expanding collaboration between state broadcasters, including a proposed agreement between PTV and CCTV. They emphasized technical training, cultural exchanges and influencer visits to boost people-to-people ties. The meeting concluded with China and Pakistan reaffirming each other to put a stop to the spread of fake news and "digital terrorism" on social media platforms.

July 10, 2025 - Comments Off on Meta, Pakistan discuss deeper cooperation in AI, digital skilling and public sector innovation

Meta, Pakistan discuss deeper cooperation in AI, digital skilling and public sector innovation

Federal IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja met with the Meta delegation led by Sarim Aziz to discuss advancing digitalisation in Pakistan. The discussion focused on AI in public services, digital innovation and skill-building for Pakistan. The minister reaffirmed the government’s commitment to a “Digital Pakistan,” noting PM Shehbaz Sharif’s weekly oversight of the country’s move towards a cashless economy. 

Meta also shared updates on its latest AI tools, including open-source LLaMA models and efforts to develop Urdu language AI.

July 7, 2025 - Comments Off on Pakistan’s first cybersecurity tool, Dexter, developed to manage security risks

Pakistan’s first cybersecurity tool, Dexter, developed to manage security risks

https://www.dawn.com/news/1922579/pakistans-first-ai-powered-cybersecurity-tool-launched

Pakistan has developed its first domestically AI-powered cybersecurity tool, named “Dexter” which had been launched by SOCByte. Created as an AI-driven Security Operations Centre (SOC) analyst, it supports human experts by analyzing incidents and providing crucial insights to improve response capabilities and as Pakistan suffered around 34 million cyberattacks between 2023 and 2024. SOCByte emphasized that “Dexter”, along with future similar solutions, will enhance digital sovereignty, local threat intelligence, job creation and strengthen the national cybersecurity ecosystem.

June 26, 2025 - Comments Off on Pakistan Senate’s pioneering steps toward integrating AI to streamline legislation: Anusha Rahman

Pakistan Senate’s pioneering steps toward integrating AI to streamline legislation: Anusha Rahman

During a parliamentarians' panel titled "Enhancing Digital Policy Practices" at Internet Governance Forum in Norway, Senator Anusha Rehman represented Pakistanon and addressed the country’s efforts to integrate technology by developing AI-based bots and tools. These innovations will help Pakistan's legislation system to become more transparent and accessible. 

 

Additionally, she also mentioned that when AI is officially integrated, they'll make sure to not only mitigate its harmful effects, but also call for tightened security measures to protect women, children and marginalized communities in Pakistan and preserve fundamental democratic values such as the right to dissent, access to information and meaningful digital. Moreover, Senator Anusha Rehman also criticized large and influential social media parties who do not come forward to show support of such national laws.

June 25, 2025 - Comments Off on NAB uses AI to trace suspicious financial transactions

NAB uses AI to trace suspicious financial transactions

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Islamabad has introduced the use of AI to carry out financial fraud investigations, which will not only be a step forward in making NAB's work practices reach international standards but will also improve efficiency and transparency. AI systems are being employed to analyze banking records, trace financial transactions and detect complex money trails more accurately and swiftly. Moreover, NAB is collaborating with the National Centre of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) and through their advanced technical expertise AI-based investigative modules are being designed, meeting international standards and uncovering corruption cases all around Pakistan.

April 21, 2025 - Comments Off on TikToker Kashif Zameer arrested by Punjab Police for ‘disrespecting police uniform’

TikToker Kashif Zameer arrested by Punjab Police for ‘disrespecting police uniform’

On Friday, TikToker Kashif Zameer was arrested by the Punjab police on charges of disrespecting the police uniform on social media. 

An FIR registered on Thursday by the Punjab police on driver constable Khurram Shahzad under Section 115 of the Police Order 2022 (police officer at any time liable to be called for dutied) stated that in a video posted on TikTok, Zameer was shown at a wedding holding a tray of money in front of Shahzad. 

In an attempt to curb charges, Zameer tried to pass an AI-edited video, where the constable’s uniform was replaced by a plain black shalwar kameez, as the original video However, during an earlier inquiry, the constable confirmed that the video where he was wearing the uniform was real. 

The police’s report stated that by using AI to show a false narrative, Zameer and Shahzad were disrespectful of the police, invoking sections 13 (electronic forgery), and 26 (spoofing) of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (PECA).

In a separate video posted by Zameer on his Instagram, he claimed that the man in the video was not a police officer but his personal guard and that the video from the wedding event was altered by his “enemies” through AI to purposefully convict him. Zameer claimed that this was being done because of his vocal support for YouTuber Rajab Butt.

April 11, 2025 - Comments Off on Supreme Court Urges Regulated Use of AI to Improve Judicial Efficiency

Supreme Court Urges Regulated Use of AI to Improve Judicial Efficiency

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has recommended the regulated adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the judiciary to enhance efficiency and reduce case backlogs, particularly at the district court level.

In an 18-page judgment authored by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, the court emphasized that AI must only be used as a supportive tool and not in ways that compromise judicial independence, constitutional principles, or public trust.

The judgment urged the National Judicial (Policy Making) Committee and the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan to develop comprehensive guidelines outlining permissible uses of AI in judicial processes. The court stressed the need for calibrated integration, welcoming AI’s potential to streamline functions and legal research without replacing the human conscience essential to justice.

“Courts must pursue a calibrated integration harnessing AI's efficiencies without surrendering the conscience, independence, and humanity that justice demands,” the judgment stated.

The court also highlighted Smart Legal Research as a key area where AI can assist judges by efficiently extracting relevant case law and legal commentary. However, it reiterated that human judgment and ethical reasoning remain irreplaceable.

The bench called on judicial institutions to address systemic delays and adopt innovative case management systems, warning that without reform, the right to fair and timely justice under Articles 10A and 37(d) of the Constitution may be undermined.

February 12, 2025 - Comments Off on AI tool to track media gender bias launched

AI tool to track media gender bias launched

The media monitoring and advocacy Uks Research Centre (UKC) launched what it calls an AI tool that will identify gender bias in media content, “whether it’s hiding in plain sight or lurking between the lines”. As reported by Dawn, the AI tool scans texts for “glaring and subtle biases”, and developed along the Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) framework, deconstructing content through four key perspectives:

“clear stereotypes such as portraying women solely as caregivers, subtle biases such as consistently showing men as experts, neutral portrayals and content that actively challenged gender stereotypes.”

UKC developed the tool to offer “immediate, actionable feedback”, and targeted journalists, editors and reporters in particular.

February 10, 2025 - Comments Off on Pakistan committed to digital transparency, accountability and Ethical AI: IT Minister

Pakistan committed to digital transparency, accountability and Ethical AI: IT Minister

Pakistan’s IT Minister discussed the importance of closing the “digital divide” by promoting and engaging in “inclusive policies and capacity-building initiatives”, as well as the importance of “data privacy, security, and fairness in artificial intelligence (AI) systems”, in a report by Dawn.

Speaking at the Leap 2025 technology conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan’s Minister for Information Technology and Telecom, Shaza Fatima Khawaja, discussed what she saw as the “transformative impact of AI”, and pushed for “strong regulatory frameworks to ensure AI benefits all segments of society”. The Minister also called for that a global framework that ensured that any wide-scale rolling out of AI was done so with ethical standards to be incorporated and enforced – something that she said was a goal behind Pakistan’s own ongoing development of an AI policy.

The need to ensure that any usage of AI had a low carbon footprint was also raised - a matter of controversy, as one criticism among many regarding AI has been the drastic consumption of water and other energy resources by companies such as OpenAI in regards to AI.