Mr. Abdul Saboor, Cloud and Development Expert, Govt. of Pakistan
In the bustling streets of Karachi, the dynamic corridors of Lahore, and the tech hubs of Islamabad, startups are no longer chasing Silicon Valley—they’re chasing the cloud. From powering fintech to transforming government data hubs, cloud computing is reshaping Pakistan’s innovation landscape.
The National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (NASTP) and Khazana Cloud have launched Pakistan’s first hyperscale cloud solution, hosted in a Tier 3 Data Center powered by Huawei. This groundbreaking infrastructure serves both public and private sectors, offering services like storage, virtual machines, and disaster recovery, while ensuring complete data sovereignty within Pakistan’s borders.
A Tier 3 data center is the backbone of reliable digital infrastructure, designed to ensure businesses run 24/7 with minimal downtime—just 1.6 hours annually. With multiple power sources and backup systems, it offers unmatched reliability and cost-efficiency, making it ideal for enterprises and critical applications. This advanced setup supports seamless digital transformation, ensuring business continuity while reducing operational costs—a game-changer for Pakistan’s tech landscape.
Now, let’s talk impact. The collaboration between NASTP and Khazana Cloud taps into Pakistan’s booming cloud market, projected to hit $800 million by 2025, with over $300 million in government spending annually. This partnership boosts data security, drives economic growth, and keeps cloud investments within the country, aligning perfectly with the Pakistan Cloud First Policy.
Government-to-government (G2G) entities in Pakistan stand to gain immensely from this initiative. By collaborating with NASTP, they can bypass lengthy bidding processes, achieving faster deployment and significant cost savings. The NASTP cloud platform offers a full range of services—computing, storage, backup, and virtual machines—available through SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS models, making it perfect for data hubs, backups, or disaster recovery.
Khazana Cloud, a venture of Khazana Enterprise Limited, has partnered with Huawei to transform Pakistan’s cloud infrastructure. As the country’s first hyperscaler cloud provider, Khazana Cloud harnesses Huawei’s cutting-edge technologies to deliver cloud services that meet global standards, ensuring reliability and innovation for Pakistan’s digital future.
As a local provider, NASTP/Khazana ensures ultra-low latency for critical applications, enhancing performance while allowing payments in Pakistani rupees and eliminating the need for international currency transactions. Committed to advancing Pakistan’s tech landscape, NASTP views this partnership as instrumental in positioning the nation as a leader in cloud and AI technologies. Explaining the significance of this project while talking to Hassan Nawaz, who has been leading the technical aspects of this project from the Huawei side, He said: “The data center is designed to evolve into Pakistan’s first hyper-scale cloud, providing top-tier services within a secure and scalable environment”. Hassan, who has previously worked on different cloud projects in Huawei’s regional team, also expressed his gratitude: “Having worked on such a pivotal project, Khazana Cloud, I believe the next big revolution is not just in the technology—but in the opportunities it creates.” Leveraging Huawei’s leading-edge technology, this data center will operate at peak efficiency, ensuring reliability and security for all clients.
Pakistan is not just keeping up with the global cloud revolution—it’s defining its own path. Local providers like Khazana Cloud are transforming businesses, enabling software houses, startups, and enterprises to scale like never before. From small retailers using cloud-based inventory systems to large corporations automating operations with AI-powered analytics, the impact is sweeping.
Software houses are delivering seamless global services, while small businesses leverage affordable cloud solutions to compete on larger stages. This is more than a technological shift—it’s a cultural movement, fostering a digitally empowered Pakistan where innovation is homegrown, not imported.
