The first container-based data center was launched in the country to support higher education institutions in the country by the planning minister.

The federal minister said the data center will supply more than 500 universities nationwide with IT, research, and teaching resources.

The project, which is expected to cost $5–6 million, will connect more than 75 higher education institutions over a 7,000-kilometer fiber network and provide 100-gigabit high-speed internet services.

It is anticipated that this data center will help turn Pakistan into a digital corridor and improve the educational system in the nation. There will also be a national video conferencing network, a local cloud, a national digital library, and other contemporary amenities.

Ahsan Iqbal emphasized the necessity for Pakistani universities to meet contemporary standards in order to move the nation forward. He insisted that in order to propel national growth, the nation's educational institutions must adjust to modern demands.

On the other hand, Ali Amin Gandapur, the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has been urged by the Civil Society Support Group to take decisive action to ensure that the 2% minority admission quota is fully and successfully implemented at all public universities in the state.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government implemented a 2% minority admission quota in public sector universities in 2021 to improve educational prospects for minority communities, according to a press statement released here on Wednesday.

The granting of a 2% quota at the intermediate level and a 1% quota for associate degree and BS programs in 2022 showed compliance at these levels, indicating further progress.

Civil society representatives said that the Department of Higher Education's announcement of the Revised Admission Policy 2023-2024, which incorporates these quotas in government colleges, is a positive step.

By sending reminder letters to universities, the Sub-Committee on Minority Issues of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) has actively promoted these quotas.

Full compliance at the university level, however, is still a major worry, impacting minority students' equal access to higher education.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Institutions (Amendment) Act, 2024, which was recently passed on January 21, 2025, gave the Chief Minister direct control over public institutions by transferring the Chancellor's authority from the Governor.