The Punjab Education Curriculum Training and Assessment Authority (PECTAA) has finalised a province-wide AI curriculum within a 60-day deadline set by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, with the curriculum now being introduced in stages across schools in Pakistan’s largest province by population. The framework spans basic computing concepts through data science, machine learning and robotics, and explicitly includes ethics, governance, problem-solving, creativity and responsible digital citizenship. As of April 2026, the curriculum is reported running in 100 schools, with 155 additional schools beginning instruction in April. Teacher training modules and supporting materials are still in development.
Who it affects: Public school students in Punjab province, with phased province-wide expansion. Punjab is home to roughly half of Pakistan’s population, so the policy materially shifts national AI literacy provision even though it is subnational.
What is notably missing: No statutory funding has been disclosed alongside the rollout, teacher training resources are still being prepared rather than completed before deployment, and the timeline for full province-wide implementation has not been published. The initiative is provincial, not federal, and does not by itself create a binding national curriculum mandate.