Pakistan recorded its highest-ever monthly IT exports of $437 million in December 2025, up 26 percent year-on-year. Ten years ago, Pakistan’s annual IT exports stood at $789 million. From under $1 billion a year to over $400 million a month — this is not ordinary growth. This is acceleration: a compounded annual growth rate of roughly 21 percent over ten years.

The arithmetic: No sector in Pakistan has compounded at 21 percent a year for a decade. IT has. IT is different. A textile exporter needs cotton, energy, dyes, machines, warehouses, ports, shipping and working capital. A software exporter needs skill, broadband, electricity, a laptop and trust.

IT is youth-driven. IT is exportable, scalable, dollar-earning and IT can grow without waiting for a port, mine, pipeline or industrial estate. Imagine:........

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