ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) would install a state-of-the-art Wi-Fi solution with high-speed Internet connections at University of Peshawar (UoP) and 25 other colleges across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In this regard, a strategic agreement was signed with Ministry of Science, Technology & IT of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The agreement was signed by M. Suleman Awan, General Manager, Digital Services, PTCL and Syed Ishtiaq Hussain, Chief Planning Officer, Department of ST&IT, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Those who were present on the occasion included Shahram Khan, Provincial Minister for Health and Science, Dawood Khan, Secretary Science and Technology, Adil Rashid, Chief Digital Services Officer, PTCL, Zia Ullah from Department of Information Technology (DoIT), KPK and others.
Speaking on the occasion, Shahram Khan said since its beginning, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has been following a vision of providing innovative services to people in this regard. It has already initiated many projects of public welfare, he said.
He also mentioned that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has a special focus on use of technology in providing various services to people across the province.
He expressed his trust and confidence on PTCL, which tends to be a reliable partner in government’s public welfare initiatives.
Both the government and PTCL are leading charge in the systematic transformation of education through installation of modern technology and IT-based infrastructure in all schools, colleges and universities across KPK.
The initiative will enable students and faculty of higher education institutions to get PTCL broadband Internet access over Wi-Fi. This will help both university students and faculty members to carry out their research and access digital content related to their academic fields.
In his address, Chief Digital Services Officer, PTCL, Adil Rashid said the initiatives are highly commendable and will help transform such key sectors as health, education and information technology.
PTCL remains committed to improving the lifestyle and empowering people through its futuristic and diversified products and digital services, he said.
He also expressed PTCL’s interest in joining hands with the government in the rest of ICT initiatives.
