Mari Energies-backed Sky47 launches cloud, AI platform near Islamabad

Sky47 Limited, a majority-owned subsidiary of Mari Energies Limited, has entered Pakistan’s high-tech landscape with the launch of its first cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure platform near Islamabad.

The development was disclosed by Mari Energies Limited (MARI), one of Pakistan’s largest oil and gas exploration companies, in its notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday.

“Sky47 Limited, a majority-owned subsidiary of Mari Energies Limited, through its fully owned subsidiary Mari Technologies Limited, has launched its first cloud and AI infrastructure platform at Silicon Valley of Capital Smart City near Islamabad, marking a major step towards the digital and technological evolution,” read the notice.

The company said that the platform has been designed to deliver secure, scalable, and sovereign digital infrastructure, “enabling enterprises, government institutions, and innovators to run mission-critical workloads within Pakistan while meeting global standards of performance, reliability, and compliance”.

Last year, Mari Energies announced its plan to diversify into technology through data centre projects, with a 5MW facility in Islamabad set for completion in 2026 and construction already underway in Karachi.

Back in September, Telenor Pakistan launched the country’s first AI-ready sovereign cloud in collaboration with Data Vault Pakistan, enabling enterprises to securely access advanced GPU-accelerated computing and locally hosted AI infrastructure for the first time.

In recent years, Pakistan has taken a number of initiatives to foster its digital growth. In 2018, the then government launched the Digital Pakistan Policy, aiming to incentivise the IT sector, improve governance and nurture entrepreneurship.

Last year, the government approved the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy 2025, aimed at aligning the country with global technological advancements, fostering an AI-driven ecosystem, and generating employment opportunities.