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LAHORE: The IT sector has shown a 23 % increase in the year (YOY) by the end of the third quarter of this fiscal year compared to the same period of the last financial year.
According to joint data from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), export receipts for IT and IT -powered services during the January -March period increased to $ 2.828 billion, compared to 2 2.284 reported in the same period of the previous fiscal year, an increase of $ 541 million.
The government took some steps to ease IT exports a few months ago, which resulted in the increase in monthly export values. In March 2025, export receipts for IT and IT -powered services were $ 342 million, compared to $ 305 million reported in the last month of February 2025.
Pakistan also held its excellent presence in LEAP 2025 in Riyadh, in which more than 100 companies showcase their products, services and solutions. The IT industry also set the target of doubling its exports on an annual basis.
In addition, Pakistan Startup is also planning to attract financing investors and investors in various private and state -level startup funding programs. Saad Shah, IT exporter and CEO of Hexals, said that Pakistani IT companies should divert their exports in the emerging markets of GCC and ASEAN areas, which includes automation, enterprise resource planning, artificial intelligence, fantasy, gaming, cyberson and cyberself.
Pakistan should enter the GCC markets, mainly as a group of companies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a group of companies have more than one umbrella under one umbrella so that they can share the export orders of government companies and large private gatherings.
Former Chairperson of the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P -SHA), Mohammad Zubaib Khan, said that the increase in IT exports is commendable and it is expected to continue its pace from $ 360 million to $ 400 million on a monthly basis in the coming months. He emphasized that the government should maintain the continuity of policy in the next budget to achieve profit and achieve its goals in the future.
The IT sector will continue its growth and speed with a 10-15 % increase in FY 25. Under the ‘and Pakistan’ National Economic Plan, the government has set a target of $ 10 billion exports through the financial year 29, however, IT companies should gradually increase their export activities in various markets.
Chairperson of P -Shaj Sajjad Mustafa Syedfa said that despite the growing industry of IT and a major pond of graduating people, Pakistan is facing a significant difference of skill. This means that many graduates lack the specific skills and knowledge required by IT companies. He added that although graduates are very high, there is a large number of unemployed between their capabilities and the needs of the IT industry. He called for allocation of Rs 11.5 billion for all such measures in the Federal Budget 2025-26, which ensured enough resources to effectively improve the development of education and expertise. He advised that “the government should implement a scale of its tech lift program. Which should be a skilled development program nationwide, focusing on training on graduate level boot campus.”
Syed explained that Mutt and PSEB should cooperate with P@SHA to identify the expertise difference in IT and the ITES industry and design training modules are designed to eliminate the space. Make industry -led training models and hang them all over Pakistan to ensure that graduates are well equipped for the job market. P -Shaw has suggested that the government should launch a train trainer program, which will include faculty training program to address the challenge of industrial exhibition of professors of the university so that its export will increase further.
