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Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi, talking to the press during the Punjab Information Technology Board meeting in Lahore, said that the Punjab Government had finalized plans to establish an “Internet City” near Kalashah Kaku. The image above shows the KSK M2 Motorway Interchange. The site of this new Internet City will be somewhere around here. The Chief Minister also talked about progress on the 17 story Software Technology Park Tower being built on Ferozepur Road in Lahore. Construction will be completed in Q4, 2008. Further details ahead.

RECORDER REPORT LAHORE (November 03 2007): Punjab government will establish ‘Punjab Internet City’ with a cost of Rs 1.28 billion near Kala Shah Kaku where local and foreign IT companies would be provided land to enhance direct foreign investment, strengthen international links and promote industrial sector.

This was stated by the Punjab Chief Minister, Pervaiz Elahi while chairing a meeting of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) here on Friday. Elahi said that a 17-storey Software Technology Park was also being constructed in Lahore to expedite the pace of investment in the IT sector and enhance international links besides creating job opportunities for 10,000 people.

He added that 40,000 people have been provided IT training in the province. He said it was a good omen that international companies were taking special interest for investment in the IT sector in Punjab. PITB Chairman, Rizwan Amin Shaikh said in a briefing that 100,000 people would get training in IT in the second phase in 35 districts of the province.

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