Overview
- Meta’s Rafael Frankel met Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan in Islamabad to explore cooperation across digital trade, e‑commerce and artificial intelligence.
- Pakistan invited Meta to help shape AI ethics, digital safety and e‑commerce standards via the IT Sectoral Council, with leaders also briefed on Instagram teen protections such as stricter messaging limits, automatic language filtering and time limits.
- Meta signaled support for SME and youth training, citing programs like Meta Boost that provide digital skills instruction, responsible marketing guidance and online safety education.
- The government said National E‑Commerce Policy 2.0 is nearing completion to grow the market toward $20 billion by 2030 and drive MSME digitization, logistics upgrades and cross‑border trade.
- Officials underscored momentum with IT/ITeS exports up 18% to $3.8 billion in FY2025 and IT exports rising 21% to $1.06 billion in the first quarter of FY2026.