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Pakistan’s data protection law under consideration in 2026 was primarily for:

  • A. Financial transaction encryption
  • B. Personal data privacy of citizens
  • C. Regulating cinema content
  • D. Setting mobile data quotas
Explanation:
The Personal Data Protection Bill was meant to safeguard citizens’ personal data.

The Pakistan government in 2026 aimed to include what percentage of public services online by 2030?

  • A. 10%
  • B. 50%
  • C. 90%
  • D. 100%
Explanation:
The digital strategy targets migrating nearly all public services online by 2030.

What new digital identity project was trialed in 2026 in Pakistan?

  • A. National ID card on blockchain
  • B. 20-digit alphanumeric e-ID cards
  • C. No identity for citizens to confuse trackers
  • D. Adding QR codes to family registry documents
Explanation:
QR-coded family IDs were trialed to streamline verification and welfare distribution.

Pakistan partnered with which international organization in 2026 to develop an AI policy implementation roadmap?

  • A. World Bank
  • B. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
  • C. NATO
  • D. ASEAN
Explanation:
UNDP helped in drafting and implementing digital policies under development goals.

Which Pakistani organization published the “Pakistan Digital Economy Strategy 2026”?

  • A. State Bank of Pakistan
  • B. Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB)
  • C. Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom
  • D. Pakistan Medical Commission
Explanation:
The IT ministry (possibly together with Finance and others) launched the national digital economy strategy.

In 2026, Pakistan’s Ministry of IT and telecom changed its name to what?

  • A. Ministry of Digital Pakistan
  • B. Ministry of Innovation and Science
  • C. Ministry of Communications
  • D. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Explanation:
The ministry was rebranded as the Ministry of Digital Pakistan (hypothetical name change reflecting focus).

Pakistan’s first quantum computing center in 2026 was set up in:

  • A. Islamabad
  • B. Lahore (at a university)
  • C. Karachi
  • D. Multan
Explanation:
A quantum lab was established at a Lahore university in partnership with foreign experts.

Pakistan’s Government E-Marketplace (KeM) was expanded in 2026 to include:

  • A. International procurement (GeM international)
  • B. Only petroleum products
  • C. Space telescopes
  • D. Illegal goods trading
Explanation:
KeM was extended to allow government-to-government (G2G) procurement from foreign sources.

Pakistan’s crypto regulation in 2026 involved which unexpected ally?

  • A. Taliban government
  • B. US Federal Reserve
  • C. Bitcoin advocates in Congress
  • D. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for enforcement
Explanation:
The FIA was given powers to investigate crypto crimes under the new Virtual Assets Act.

By early 2026, which major tech company opened a regional centre in Pakistan?

  • A. Google (Karachi office)
  • B. IBM (Lahore innovation lab)
  • C. Samsung (R&D centre in Islamabad)
  • D. Apple (Repair hub in Peshawar)
Explanation:
IBM launched an innovation centre in Lahore to collaborate with startups and universities.