Mari Energies Limited (MARI), one of Pakistan’s top oil and gas explorers, has created a new subsidiary dubbed Mari Technologies. They plan to make a 5MW data centre in Islamabad and plan to make another one in Karachi.

It’s definitely an exciting time to be a Pakistani. We’ve got the new National AI Policy of 2025 and last year’s decision to invest Rs10 billion in tech ventures. Our geopolitical standing is miles better than it has been for a long time, with all the deals we’ve been making.

For the sheer capacity that Pakistan wants to build regarding AI usage, these datacenters are a welcome and necessary investment. But once again, the cost of maintenance for these datacenters will only go up as more and more get built. In a country where drinking water isn’t a guarantee, and stable e

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