Pakistan, Sept. 2 -- Pakistan plans to share its open-source digital infrastructure free of charge with emerging economies once it is completed, IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja said at the LEAP technology conference in Saudi Arabia, where Islamabad is pitching the country's digital transformation to global investors.

LEAP 2026, being held in Riyadh from Aug. 31-Sept. 3, is a major global technology gathering bringing together more than 1,800 technology companies, 600 startups and 1,900 investors. Pakistan has a dedicated pavilion at the event as it seeks investment and greater access to international markets for its technology industry.

Khawaja said Pakistan was building a national digital "stack," an interconnected set of technologica...