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Islamabad: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has inaugurated free WIFI service Programme in five cities Lahore, Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur, Multan and Faisalabad.
The hot spots will be available in areas such as bus stops, train stations and airports. Sharif termed the service a step towards digitalising Pakistan.
Addressing inaugural ceremony, he said two hundred hot spots will be started in these cities under this programme.
Shahbaz Sharif said Punjab government has provided Information Technology Labs in five thousand schools and attendance of teachers have been improved through information technology system.
The chief minister said fifty thousand tablets are being distributed among the students in schools. He said provincial government is introducing information technology in different sectors.
The province has launched the Wi-Fi hotspot services in more than 200 places in five cities.
Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif launched the project during a ceremony in Arfa Karim Software Technology Park in Lahore.
He said the move is a step towards smart cities and aims to bring revolutionary change in the lives of the masses and to bridge the digital divide.
The service would benefit young people in search for knowledge and offer free connectivity to all in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, Faisalabad and Bahawalpur. The availability of the service in Pakistan’s Murree would facilitate the tourists and the general public.
Around 3.5 million citizens have access to Punjab’s free Wi-Fi service and it has the capacity to provide service to 160,000 users on a daily basis, according to Dr Umar Saif, Chairman of Punjab Information Technology Board and founding Vice Chancellor of Information Technology University.
The project has been launched by the Government of Punjab in collaboration with Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) with the assistance of PTCL, Nexlinx, National Engineers and Wifigen and local partners.