Pakistan — AI Gap Index — Fix the AI GAP

36%

10/28

AI Gap Index

6/10

Schools

1/8

Workforce

2/6

Governance

1/4

Access

Schools 6/10

D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 2 HEC mandatory three-credit AI course for all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes from Fall 2026; binding notification. Provincial school curricula in Punjab and KP. ^{[1], [3]}

D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 2 HEC notification is binding on all public and private universities; mandatory, not voluntary guidance

D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 1 HEC AI course covers ethics, governance, and data privacy as part of mandatory curriculum

D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0

D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 $1B AI investment by 2030 includes dedicated curriculum funding for AJK, GB, Balochistan; PhD scholarships

Workforce 1/8

D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 1 Government programme targets 1 million non-IT professionals for AI training; voluntary programme with international partnerships, not a legal employer obligation

D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0

D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0

D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0

Civil Service & Governance 2/6

D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 Islamabad AI Declaration directs Pakistan Digital Authority to build AI Supervisory Framework; not yet operational ^[1]

D11 Minimum training standard is defined 1 Civil Services Academy integrates AI 101 module for all CSS officer cohorts; mandatory for recruits, but no defined minimum competency standard or verification ^[2]

D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0 Senate AI regulation bill proposes Rs 1.5-2.5B penalties; still in committee, not enacted

Public Access 1/4

D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 AI Seekho 2026 (MoIT + Google) adds nationwide upskilling programme with hackathons; NAI Policy targets 90% AI awareness by 2026; multiple public/private programmes active ^{[1], [2]}

D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0

Sources

Index history

April 20, 2026 10/28 Refresh: no new findings since 2026-04-18. KP AI Education Authority, ACT AI, $1B fund all current.

April 18, 2026 10/28 Filed AI Seekho 2026 Google partnership. Reinforces dim 13 at 1; competition-based and time-limited, not a standing public resource.

April 17, 2026 10/28 KP establishes AI Education Authority (first provincial AI education governance body); Balochistan approves AI-based government recruitment for Grade 4-16 positions. No score changes: both are subnational developments that do not alter national-level dimension evidence.

April 13, 2026 10/28 Islamabad AI Declaration, $1B investment commitment, Senate regulation bill; dim 5 raised to 1

April 12, 2026 9/28 Dim 1 to 2, dim 2 to 2: HEC binding AI course mandate. Dim 3 to 1: ethics in HEC course. Dim 6 to 1: voluntary 1M non-IT training programme.

April 10, 2026 4/28 KP province introduces mandatory AI curriculum grades 6-12; significant infrastructure gaps (5,525 IT labs needed)

April 8, 2026 4/28 Punjab province rolls out school AI curriculum including ethics; subnational only, no change to national score.

March 18, 2026 4/28 Initial scoring: NAI Policy 2025 approved July 2025; public sector AI training drive launched February 2026; no binding education curriculum or employer training obligations