{
  "id": 13013237,
  "title": "Ministries told to give data to ‘Digital Nation’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/ministries-told-to-give-data-to-digital-nation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T03:04:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2035806/ministries-told-to-give-data-to-digital-nation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad witnessed a crucial meeting on Thursday as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif emphasized the importance of data sharing among federal ministries for the successful implementation of the Digital Nation Pakistan programme. Addressing a gathering, the prime minister highlighted the significance of the central, national-level data centre being established under the programme, which would be instrumental in delivering government services and public facilities efficiently.\n\nThe prime minister underscored that the digital transformation of the ministry's performance and data availability would be crucial in curbing corruption and institutional mismanagement. He welcomed the introduction of QR codes to ensure the supply of quality medicines nationwide, further strengthening the digital health sector.\n\nThe meeting was informed that digitization efforts in key public-service sectors, especially health and agriculture, were progressing on a priority basis to benefit the masses. The Information Technology ministry, in collaboration with the ministry of law, was actively working on providing national laws on a single platform to offer better guidance for future legislation, according to officials.\n\nFurthermore, a detailed briefing was shared on the provision of health ministry data to the central data centre and the use of digitalization to verify the quality of medicines. The Digital Nation Pakistan programme, as articulated by the prime minister, aimed at ensuring efficient and convenient services for citizens across the nation.",
  "summary": "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…",
  "key_points": [
    "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stresses data sharing among ministries for Digital Nation Pakistan.",
    "Central data centre to deliver government services efficiently.",
    "QR codes introduced for quality medicine supply nationwide."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Ministries' required data sharing marks a step towards curbing corruption and institutional mismanagement, and delivering government services efficiently under the Digital Nation Pakistan programme.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}