Islamabad: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has underscored the government's approach to leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance efficiency, transparency, strengthen revenue administration, and support evidence-based policymaking. He was speaking in a panel discussion titled "AI for Public Service Transformation and SDG Acceleration" at the National Artificial Intelligence Workshop in Islamabad today.
According to Radio Pakistan, the Minister emphasized that for Pakistan, the focus must remain on applied solutions that deliver measurable gains in efficiency, transparency, and productivity, rather than on technology for its own sake. Muhammad Aurangzeb said that AI-enabled systems are playing an increasingly important role in strengthening compliance, enforcement, and decision-making.
He stated that the government's ongoing tax transformation, anchored in reforms to people, processes, and technology, is leveraging AI-led CRM systems, AI-led production monitoring, risk-based compliance tools, and faceless customer processes to enhance transparency, reduce leakages, and improve revenue outcomes. The Minister emphasized that reducing discretionary human intervention through technology remains central to curbing inefficiencies and corruption, and that AI-led systems have generated tangible fiscal gains that would not have been achievable through manual processes alone.
On this occasion, the Minister also highlighted the government's approach to emerging digital assets, noting that the establishment of the Pakistan Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority reflects the need to manage risks while integrating new technologies into the formal economy. He stated that bringing such activity into a regulated environment is essential to safeguarding financial stability and harnessing future economic potential.
Addressing the broader digital economy, the Finance Minister underscored the importance of investing in human capital and skills development to enable Pakistan's youth to participate in higher-value segments of the global technology ecosystem.