Pakistan is steadily carving a new national trajectory, one that places citizens, transparency, and technology at the heart of governance. Under the Digital Nation Pakistan Act 2025 and the oversight of the National Digital Commission, the establishment and operationalisation of the Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA) mark a decisive shift toward a modern, accountable, and digitally empowered state. This transformation is not merely about adopting technology; it is a strategic reform agenda directly aligned with improving governance indicators, including the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), by reducing discretion, increasing transparency and enhancing service delivery.

At the core of this vision lies the development of a strong Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), most notably the Pakistan Stack, a unified digital backbone designed to enable seamless, secure, and interoperable public services. By digitising processes, standardising workflows, and enabling real-time oversight, the government is systematically closing the spaces where inefficiency, opacity and corruption traditionally thrive. The impact of these reforms is already visible. The e-Office system, a cornerstone of digital governance, has achieved 100 per cent adoption in 38 out of 39 federal divisions. What once took an average of 25 days to process files now takes just four days. This dramatic reduction in processing time has not only improved efficiency but also generated estimated savings of Rs. 9.5 billion, while real-time performance dashboards have introduced a new culture of accountability within the........

© Daily Times