Pakistan
Punjab govt approves 21-storey Arfa Karim Tower-II
The construction of 21-storey Arfa Karim Tower-II and free Wi-Fi pilot project in Lahore were also approved in the meeting.
Lahore: The Punjab Government has approved the construction of 21-storey Arfa Karim Tower-II.
A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz in which a briefing was given on IT, Education and Film City Project in Lahore.
The Chief Minister was told that these projects will start soon as Microsoft, Oracle and other big companies have expressed their willingness for IT City.
During the meeting, Maryam Nawaz instructed to invite the big IT companies of China to build offices, saying that the best IT companies of the world will be provided business opportunities in the IT City.
Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz set the deadline for the plan to establish Lahore Knowledge Park and IT City.
Apart from this, construction of 21-storey Arfa Karim Tower-II and free Wi-Fi pilot project in Lahore were also approved in the meeting.
The Chief Minister directed to start free Wi-Fi preferably at educational institutions, airports, railway stations and bus stands, saying that the free Wi-Fi project will start at 10 places in Lahore in two weeks, free Wi-Fi points should be installed at 516 places.