ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday said all projects in science, technology (S and T) and engineering sectors will be restarted at a faster pace.

Speaking at National Centre for Artificial Intelligence here in Islamabad, he said the government will focus on providing access to young scientists and engineers to international state of the art education and skills so they can become a production house for international IT and science industry.

About the political situation of the country, the Minister for Planning said currently the challenge before the coalition government is to revive the economy and improve our access to international markets. Ahsan Iqbal said we have to overcome deprivations of the people of Balochistan and restart work on the stalled China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.