‘Quantum computing and Pakistan’s future’

This is apropos a letter to the Editor carried by the newspaper in recent days.

Similarly, the energy sector could use quantum-powered optimization to reduce transmission losses, improve power distribution, integrate renewable energy sources, and identify the most cost-effective infrastructure investments. Such improvements would reduce energy shortages and increase industrial competitiveness.

Transportation represents another area where quantum computing could have significant impact. Pakistan Railways, road networks, urban transportation systems, airports, and logistics corridors could be analysed as a unified system. Quantum simulations could identify the most efficient allocation of resources, optimize routes, reduce congestion, and improve connectivity between economic centres.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2026