{"slug":"pakistan-national-artificial-intelligence-policy-2025","title":"National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2025","short_title":"National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2025","jurisdiction":"pakistan","instrument_type":"policy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"issuing_body":"Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (approved by the Federal Cabinet)","summary_plain":"Pakistan's first national AI policy, organised around six pillars: innovation ecosystem, awareness and readiness, secure AI, transformation of sectors, AI infrastructure, and international partnerships. It proposes a National AI Fund drawn from Ignite's R&D fund, centres of excellence, venture and innovation funds, regulatory sandboxes and KPIs, with an AI Council to oversee delivery. Targets include large-scale training of AI professionals and funded research projects.","adopted_on":"2025-07-30","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.moitt.gov.pk/SiteImage/Policies/National%20AI%20Policy.pdf","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-09-11T14:53:05+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/pakistan-national-artificial-intelligence-policy-2025","status_note":"Cabinet approval on 30 July 2025 is widely reported and the PID release of 14 August 2025 confirms approval, but no official notice stating the exact approval date was found. The older moitt.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc PDF link returns 404; the /SiteImage/Policies path loads.","scope_summary":"Scope is as set out in the official text linked below. Issued by Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (approved by the Federal Cabinet). Oversight: MoITT with a proposed national AI Council and implementation directorate. Stated purpose: Build a domestic AI ecosystem, skills base and infrastructure while managing ethical and security risks.","who_it_applies_to":null,"key_dates_summary":"2025-08-14: MoITT press release confirms National AI Policy 2025 approved","penalties_summary":null,"what_organizations_must_do":null,"published_on":null,"date_notes":"Only the announcement or adoption date is recorded from the source; in-force and application dates are to be confirmed by a reviewer.","taxonomy":[],"sections":[],"obligations":[],"applicability_rules":[],"deadlines":[],"versions":[],"enforcement_events":[],"procurement_rules":[],"sources":[{"title":"National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2025","publisher":"Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Government of Pakistan","url":"https://www.moitt.gov.pk/SiteImage/Policies/National%20AI%20Policy.pdf","document_date":"2025-07-30","document_type":"strategy","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"},{"title":"MoITT press release confirms National AI Policy 2025 approved","publisher":"Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Government of Pakistan","url":"https://pid.gov.pk/site/press_detail/30025","document_date":"2025-08-14","document_type":"official","tier":1,"tier_label":"Official primary source (government, legislature, regulator, court, standards body, intergovernmental)"}],"related_policies":[],"related_frameworks":[],"faq":[],"source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.moitt.gov.pk/SiteImage/Policies/National%20AI%20Policy.pdf","source_title":"National Artificial Intelligence Policy 2025","source_publisher":"Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication, Government of Pakistan","source_document_date":"2025-07-30","source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-11","last_verified_at":null,"review_status":"pending_review","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Imported from the source-backed legacy dataset (database/data/ai_policies.json); fields limited to what the official source page states. Reviewer to enrich scope, dates and obligations.","reviewed_by":null}}