The government has plans to include experts in the National AI Council. This means that the National Artificial Intelligence Council will have experts. The National Artificial Intelligence Council is going to get some help from these experts. The government thinks that international experts can help the National Artificial Intelligence Council make decisions, about Artificial Intelligence. The National Artificial Intelligence Council and international experts will work together on Artificial Intelligence.
Delay in AI policy rollout linked to restructuring of council and expert participation.
The government of Pakistan has made a decision to add artificial intelligence experts to the proposed National AI Council for Pakistan. This National AI Council will be in charge of making sure Pakistans National Artificial Intelligence Policy is put into action. The main goal of this move is to make sure that the government offices do not have much control and to make it easier to get things done. The Express Tribune reported this news. They got their information from official sources. The National Artificial Intelligence Policy of Pakistan is very important. The National AI Council will play a big role in it. International artificial intelligence experts will bring ideas to the National AI Council, for Pakistan.
The people, in the know say that the government wants to add people to the council. This is a reason why the AI policy is taking so long to start. The federal cabinet said yes to the AI policy in July 2025. Now the government is asking the governments for their thoughts and this is slowing things down even more. The government has been asking for this input for about a month now.
The National AI Council, which is supposed to guide the use of intelligence in Pakistan has not been set up yet. This is because of a delay that has also stopped people from being told about the National AI Council. The National AI Council is a part of the plan to oversee artificial intelligence in Pakistan and make sure it is used in a good way. The National AI Council is also meant to help the government make rules, for intelligence and decide how it should be used in the country. Even though the National AI Council is very important it still does not exist officially.
The people in charge said that the new council will have people from government departments and groups that make rules, such as the Ministry of IT and Telecom, the Ministry of Science and Technology the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Federal Education. The council will also include the heads of the Higher Education Commission and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. The Ministry of IT and Telecom and the Ministry of Science and Technology will be part of this council along, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Federal Education.
The council is going to be really important in making sure that Artificial Intelligence development matches up with what the country needs. They will also be in charge of keeping an eye on technologies and making sure that the federal and provincial governments work well together.
Officials said that the new structure of the council will include Artificial Intelligence specialists from our country and from countries too so they can give good technical advice and a global viewpoint, on Artificial Intelligence.
Meanwhile experts have pointed out some problems with the Artificial Intelligence system in Pakistan. The main issue is that Pakistan does not have powerful computers to support advanced Artificial Intelligence research and development of big models. Now only three universities in Pakistan have the kind of powerful computers they need to do this work. These computers are called high-performance computing data centres. They are necessary for Artificial Intelligence research and development, in Pakistan.
Telecom operators have data centres. These places are mainly used for regular computer work and running the network. They are not good enough for the kind of work that artificial intelligence needs. Some companies are very interested, in building data centres just for artificial intelligence work. However they are not sure what the government is going to do so they are moving slowly. Telecom operators and these companies are waiting to see what rules the government will make for intelligence data centres. Artificial intelligence data centres are a thing and the government has not made clear what it wants to happen with them.
Analysts warn that without timely institutional decisions, clearer regulatory frameworks, and investment in infrastructure, Pakistan risks falling further behind in global AI development, affecting broader digital and economic goals.
