Consumer should know their rights: Federal IT Minister.

KARACHI -- Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecome, Syed Amin ul Haq on Saturday said that the consumers should know their rights and the appropriate forum to get their issues resolved.

He said this while speaking as chief guest in the 4th Consumer IT and Telecom Conference organized by Consumers Association of Pakistan (CAP), at a hotel here.

The Federal Minister said the world is changing rapidly and new applications of smart phones are being introduced every day. We need to ponder over the changes and also need to make for moving along the world, he added.

He said that the IT Ministry was closely monitoring the new trends and technologies which are being introduced in the IT and Telecom sector throughout the world so as to follow the course as per our requirements.

The Federal IT Ministry has introduced various programs for developing skills and capacity building of our youth to enable them for availing the best opportunities in the world for their future, he said.

Syed Amin ul Haq termed the broadband facility and internet connectivity as imperative for sustainable progress and development of the country in line with the vision of 'Digital Pakistan' of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

He said that the meaningful efforts are being to extend and improve the services in the rural areas of all provinces.

The services of similar and high standard would be provided in all areas of the...