Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom is the most important ministry, which contributes in the National development and for the prosperity of the people. It is the most needed sector of the government, which is responsible for the development of Information technology and telecommunication. During the tenure of the last government, this field is ignored badly and no worth mentioning work has been done in this sector.
The interim government has sworn in and it appointed Dr Sania Nishter as the new Minister for Ministry of IT and Telecom. The government has also appointed Mr Shahid Rashid as the Secretary of the Ministry for IT & Telecom. Dr Sania completed her PhD degree from Kings College London in 2002. She completed her graduation from Khyber Medical College Peshawar and won the 16 gold medals and she set a record of winning the gold medal in the same college, which is still persisting.
Dr Sania takes interests in social activities and runs various health care projects. She is also an active activist of Aman ki Asha. Mr Shahid Rashid, who has been appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of IT and Telecom has completed his graduation from Harvard University and he was performing his duties working as Secretary of Textile Industry and CEO of SME.