Prime Minister Imran Khan met a delegation of technology giant Huawei led by Hou Tao, Global SVP Huawei Technology & President of Huawei Middle East and Africa on Tuesday.

The delegation apprised the prime minister of Huawei’s plan to train 1,000 federal government employees and the company will assist in training university students. Hou Tao stated that Huawei supported the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan to create a young skillful workforce in the field. 

The premier said the Information Technology (IT) sector held tremendous investment potential. The prime minister appreciated the support provided by Huawei towards realizing the objectives of Digital Pakistan. He assured the Huawei delegation of his government’s support towards the implementation of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) solutions in Pakistan.

IT Minister Aminul Haq, Adviser on Commerce Abdul Razaq Dawood, Board of Investment Chairman Atif, PTA Chairman Aamir Azeem Bajwa and senior officers were present. The Huawei delegation comprised CEO Huawei Pakistan Qiang Meng, Dy CEO Ahmed Bilal Masud, Managing Director Weijie Gao, and Director Public Affairs Han Wu.