PM launches AI-based digital platform for Prime Minister’s Office

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday launched an artificial intelligence-based digital platform for the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), with the government saying the system is intended to replace paper-based working at the top level of federal governance.

According to a PMO statement shared on social media, the new Prime Minister Office System (PMOS) was described by the premier as a major digital reform aimed at modernising governance. The statement said the platform would record, communicate, monitor and track every directive issued by the prime minister from its issuance to implementation, verified completion and post-completion oversight.

The launch ceremony at the PMO was attended by Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, Minister for IT and Telecom Shaza Fatima Khawaja and other senior officials. During the event, the prime minister was given a detailed briefing on the AI-powered system and its objectives, after which he directed the relevant authorities to ensure its immediate and complete implementation.

Addressing officials at the ceremony, Prime Minister Shehbaz said conventional file-based procedures would now give way to digital processes.

From today onwards, I will not expect any of you in my office with a file in your hand. Everything will be discussed through this mechanism,

the prime minister said.

System meant to track directives and support decisions

According to the briefing presented at the ceremony, PMOS is the first government platform in Pakistan to place AI at the centre of decision-making and implementation monitoring. Officials described it as a model for the federal government’s wider digital transformation.

The briefing said the system was developed at the centre of government to improve how the prime minister’s directives are communicated across state institutions and to support timely implementation in line with defined quality standards. It added that the platform also serves as a secure, technology-driven decision-support system by combining analytics and structured information within a protected IT environment.

Officials further told the prime minister that PMOS would support continuous policy calibration by helping the government deploy technological, human and financial resources more effectively in pursuit of stronger economic outcomes. The statement added that the platform’s introduction at the PMO was meant to place governance reform at the highest administrative level before expanding it to the broader government structure.

At the core of the system, according to the briefing, is a digital repository that stores every directive issued by the prime minister along with the full chain of implementation, creating both an institutional knowledge base and a permanent record of official decision-making. Officials also said that, unlike conventional tracking systems, PMOS can read, classify and analyse directives through AI rather than only storing them.

Government pushes wider adoption of digital tools

The PMO statement said the prime minister praised IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja and IT Secretary Zarrar Hasham Khan for their role in developing and operationalising the platform. He also urged ministries and government departments to adopt the system, saying it would improve the government’s capacity to deliver results and make service delivery easier.

The launch comes days after Pakistan became a founding member of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (Waico), after Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar signed the agreement establishing the forum in Shanghai, according to the Foreign Office.

Earlier this year, in February, Prime Minister Shehbaz had announced that the government would invest $1 billion in Pakistan’s AI sector by 2030 as part of plans to build a future-ready digital economy and empower young people.