Minister inaugurates ETPB Data Centre.

LAHORE -- Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Mufti Abdul Shakoor inaugurated the Data Center at Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) office here Sunday.

Talking to media on this occasion, federal minister said that newly established data center will maintain all ETPB properties and lands, record of leased land, and profits calculations.

He said that Ministry for Religious Affairs is striving to minimize the minorities' hardship by ensuring strict monitoring of evacuee lands through digitalization. He was of the view that today digitalization is a must to attain speedy development, citing that one can access relevant information on computer screen through a click.

As a Pakistani, he added, everyone must play his due role in curbing the corrupt practices to help save the properties of the minorities. He appreciated the ETPB for establishing data center, asserting that entire department is being switched over to modern technology through digitalization.

Responding to a reporter's question, the minister said that 100 percent record of the trusted land has been put online so that all record is visible for public. The ETPB Data Center has been completed with the cooperation of Huawei company.

About Hajj, he said that that present coalition government gave a historic subsidy to Hajj pilgrims despite huge economic challenges. He added that when he took over as minister, he was informed that Hajj cost had reached...