Pakistan, Jan. 17 -- Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Thursday that the government is aiming and planning to keep the hi-tech industry tax free with zero customs duty for ten years.

He said this while speaking at the AI National Conference titled 'AI Implications in National Security and Hybrid Warfare'.

The conference was organized by the Center of Pakistan and International Relations (COPAIR).

The minister said that back in the 80s' when Pakistan was fighting the world's war, the then establishment made two crucial mistakes. "We established many madrassas but did not bring to our country the campuses of Oxford and Harvard universities. Our second mistake was to not focus on research and development."

He said that...