National Center of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) was inaugurated at the main campus of National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) at NUST on 16th of March, 2018​​. Speaking at the occasion, Minister for Interior
and Planning, Development and Reform Mr Ahsan Iqbal emphasized the importance of Artificial Intelligence for modern Knowledge-based Economies. Encouraging youth to take up research and education in the fields relating to Artificial
Intelligence and Robotics, he mentioned how the federal government’s laptop scheme has changed the knowledge landscape in Pakistan and brought Pakistan to one of the leading countries in the world in terms of Information Technologies-based
entrepreneurship.​NCAI is the latest technological initiative of Government of Pakistan under the government’s Vision 2025. The center is designed to become the leading hub of innovation, scientific research, knowledge transfer
to the local economy, and training in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its closely affiliated fields. The central aim is to facilitate the researchers in the field of AI; help them establish and grow AI industry following
international trends and seek solutions to the indigenous problems through AI.