PM Khan urges Facebook to expand its footprint in Pakistan
- PM Khan encouraged Facebook to increase their footprint in the country.
Prime Minister Imran Khan held a virtual meeting with Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg on Friday to discuss the US’s social media conglomerate investments in Pakistan, its support for digital literacy initiatives in the country and its work around COVID-19.
As per details, the Prime Minister welcomed Facebook's investments and programs in Pakistan and encouraged them to increase their footprint in the country.
Recognizing the immense potential of digital platforms like Facebook and its role in giving global opportunities to Pakistani youth and entrepreneurs, the Prime Minister also raised concerns around the global rise in hate and extremism and acknowledged the immense challenge of fighting hate speech online.
The two discussed Facebook's connectivity investments and research grants that were awarded this year to Pakistan-based academics.
Other topics included Facebook's blood donations product which has seen more than 5 million people sign up since it launched in-country, as well as Facebook's support for the government's goal of a polio-free Pakistan.
The Prime Minister and Sandberg also spoke about Facebook's SheMeansBusiness Program which is training some 6,700 women across Pakistan.
It is pertinent to inform that Sandberg and Prime Minister Imran Khan last met in Davos, Switzerland, in January this year.
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