We are a public sector organization working under ministry of IT & Telecom, the Government of Pakistan. SCO was established in 1976 to develop, operate and maintain all telecom services in Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Over the years, SCO has developed massive information technology & telecom infrastructure including laying of over 4800 kilometers optical fiber cable network across the entire length and breadth of the region. SCO stands tall as the largest telecom network & service provider in the region equally focusing on urban and rural areas development. We are providing telecom & it services to both public and private sectors (general populous) in Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. It has a unique distinction of providing all brands of telecom services from voice to data under one platform.

SCO being a public sector organization has always stood up to its social corporate responsibilities. May it be field of tourism, education, health or youth development; SCO has always been forth-coming and an active stake holder of AJK & GB. Recent times have necessitated the growth of IT industry in the country. This industry has a unique capability of linking all existing business models together on a single platform. This co existence explores the untapped industries, markets and human resource which results in exponential increase in growth. AJK is an idyllic playground for establishment and nurturing of IT industry. With high literacy rate, vibrant youth, volumes of untapped trades and a hub of tourism, AJK is surely going to be world’s next Silicon Valley.

To help the IT industry of the region to meet its immediate goals of increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), technology transfer, increased exports, technology diffusion, increased employment, and human resource development.