STAFF REPORT IBD:: PTCL has inked an agreement for Integrated Communication Technology (ICT) services and infrastructure development with DHA City Karachi (DCK).
The partnership is aimed at developing DHA City Karachi as the first Smart City of Pakistan.
“We are pleased to extend cooperation and partnership with Defence Housing Authority. This strategic partnership is geared towards meeting the higher bandwidth and telecommunications needs of the first smart city in Pakistan,” said Walid Irshaid, President and CEO PTCL, while speaking at the occasion.
He said that PTCL will develop integrated physical and digital infrastructures for the residents of DHA City Karachi that provides optimal ICT services in a reliable and sustainable manner and improves the overall quality of life.
Administrator DHA Brig Muhammad Abdullah said that the event was yet another landmark towards developing DHA City Karachi as a planned, sustainable and futuristic city of international stature. He reiterated that DHA would contribute in every way to ensure that the vision of Smart City was transformed into a reality.
He said that with development of DHA City Karachi we would enter a new era of modernity where residents would enjoy their lives with international living standards.