Karachi IT Park to create 15,000 jobs
The $186.7 million facility near Jinnah Airport is under construction and projected to generate $100 million in ICT exports.
A long-delayed information technology park near Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport is now under construction and is expected to create about 15,000 jobs and generate up to $100 million in annual ICT exports, TechJuice reported.
The project, known as the Establishment of IT Park, Karachi, is being developed by the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB). The Special Technology Zones Authority (STZA) lists the facility as under construction, with a covered area of around 1.145 million square feet on six acres.
The park is planned to include corporate offices, incubation and co-working spaces, a data centre, research and testing facilities, an innovation hub and university-industry collaboration areas. It is meant to host companies working in software development, IT-enabled services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, fintech and data analytics.
Government documents previously described the project as an 11-storey facility with eight floors above ground and three underground levels. The total approved cost was $186.658 million, financed through Korean funding and Pakistan’s public-sector development allocation, TechJuice reported.
Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal highlighted the project on social media as a flagship E-Pakistan initiative under the Uraan Pakistan programme. He said the campus would cover around 1.18 million square feet and include 220 offices and 30 startup spaces, a figure slightly higher than the STZA listing.
The Karachi IT Park is expected to generate up to $100 million in ICT exports. Earlier government estimates had projected employment for more than 20,000 IT professionals, but the current expectation is around 15,000 jobs.
The project has faced delays. In June 2026, the National Assembly’s IT committee raised concerns over its progress and sought a detailed report on its status, challenges and completion timeline. With construction now under way, the facility is expected to become a technology hub for Sindh and support Pakistan’s digital economy.
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