KARACHI:

Pakistan, long criticised for inadequate public service delivery, now sees a rare opportunity to leap into modern governance through technology. But its race towards a digitally enabled future depends on whether it can overcome deep connectivity gaps, high infrastructure costs, and sluggish fibre-to-the-home penetration, as the government rolls out an ambitious National Fiberisation Plan aimed at delivering high-speed broadband to 10 million households by 2029.

While the initiative promises 100 Mbps fixed internet for every user and aims to elevate the country into the top 50 global speed rankings, experts warn that fragmented networks, limited fibre density, spectrum inefficiencies, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities could stall progress unless policy, investment, and execution

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