The Pakistani government is set to roll out “Beep Pakistan”, a communication application designed for federal officials and employees.
Shaza Fatima Khwaja, the state minister for information technology and telecommunication, said that the application was currently undergoing trial runs within her ministry and would be launched “soon” among other government departments. “We have developed an application focused on secure and unified communication among government officials. The purpose of Beep Pakistan is to protect our privacy and data,” she told Al Jazeera.
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Source: AL Jazeera News
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