By Asim Hussain
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja chaired first meeting of Functional Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication.
Secretary IT Captain (Retd) Muhammad Mahmood was also present in the meeting, said a news release issued here on Monday.
Member IT Syed Junaid Imam, Member Telecom Muhammad Jahanzeb Rahim, and authorities from Finance Division, Ministry of Commerce, State Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) and Pakistan
Telecommunication Authority (PTA) also attended the meeting.
Secretary General P@SHA Nadeem Malik briefed the minister about cash reward scheme for IT industry.
The meeting deliberated upon bringing a scheme alternative to cash reward for IT exporters.
A committee was formed to mull over bringing scheme in place of cash reward for IT industry. The committee members included Member IT Syed Junaid Imam, Secretary General P@SHA Nadeem Malik, and a representative from State Bank of Pakistan.
