CBD NSIT City is the authority’s large IT-city project near the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute (PKLI) in Lahore. Note on naming: the government named it Nawaz Sharif IT City at approval (NSIT = Nawaz Sharif IT); the authority also lists it as “CBD NSIT City”. Both names refer to the same project.
Key facts
| Official names in use | CBD NSIT City; Nawaz Sharif IT City (name given at approval) |
|---|---|
| Location | ~853 acres near PKLI, Lahore (former Lahore Knowledge Park land) |
| Approved | ~13–14 Mar 2024 by CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif (The Express Tribune) |
| Seed funding | Rs 10 billion allocated at approval (The Express Tribune, Mar 2024) |
| Planned segments | IT & Tech District, Education District, Film City (described as Pakistan’s first), plus commercial and residential (The Express Tribune; flare.pk) |
| Progress markers | Main entrance gate structure completed by Aug 2026 (Business Recorder); infrastructure progress figures reported Oct 2025 |
| Positioning | CEO described it as “Pakistan’s largest IT project” (The News, Oct 2025); presented at a Pakistan-U.S. tech conference at Stanford as Pakistan’s largest planned IT city (~800 acres) |
What we could not verify:
- Acreage reported inconsistently (~853 vs ~800 acres).
- “First/largest IT city” is CEO/press language, not independently verified.
- 16 MoUs with Chinese, Turkish and Pakistani partners including Huawei — third-party report, not independently verified.
- No verified completion date.
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Sources
- The Express Tribune — Rs 10bn seed money for IT City, ~13 Mar 2024 — tribune.com.pk
- Business Recorder — CEO reviews mega projects, Aug 2026 — brecorder.com
- flare.pk — PCBDDA vision and achievements, Jan 2025 — flare.pk
- Pak Observer — Stanford tech conference showcase — pakobserver.net
Profile compiled 2026-10-13 from public sources. Verify current details with PCBDDA at cbdpunjab.gov.pk before making decisions.