{
  "id": 1615959,
  "title": "PM Shehbaz orders full digitalisation of govt records",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/pm-shehbaz-orders-full-digitalisation-of-govt-records",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T02:27:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn Business",
    "slug": "dawn-business",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2023578/pm-shehbaz-orders-full-digitalisation-of-govt-records"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the full digitalisation of government records on Monday, aiming to facilitate citizens' access to government services. At a meeting on reforms in the National Information Technology Board (NITB) and the Islamabad Technology Park, the prime minister emphasized the need for easy, efficient, and modern digital services. \"All relevant institutions should work in an integrated manner to ensure the timely, transparent and convenient delivery of digital services to citizens,\" he stated. The government's priority, he added, was to facilitate citizens' access to government services. The prime minister also directed the construction of the Islamabad Technology Park to be completed as soon as possible and its operation outsourced. He stressed the importance of improving all government digital platforms in line with contemporary requirements and ensuring the use of e-office across all state departments and state-owned enterprises. The digitisation of public institutions and the digitisation of records of all government properties were also ordered to be accelerated. The meeting was informed that the NITB had undergone right-sizing and that key positions were being filled through a transparent process. Federal ministries had already shifted to the e-office system, and efforts were underway to promote its use in other departments and state-owned entities.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday directed the digitalisation of the entire government record to facilitate citizens in accessing government services. Presiding over a meeting on reforms in the National Information Technology Board (NITB), progress on the Islamabad Technology Park and ongoing reforms in the information technology sector, the prime minister ordered the provision…",
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  "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."
}