The Pakistan Digital Authority (PDA) has begun work on an artificial intelligence-based personalised curriculum for Pakistani schools, with Daanish School Kuri in Islamabad chosen as the first pilot campus.

PDA Chairperson Dr Sohail Munir led a delegation to the school on 10 November 2026 to assess its digital readiness, review its facilities and explore how emerging technologies can be integrated into teaching, learning and school management. The visit followed a high-level consultative meeting he chaired at PDA headquarters on 4 November with representatives of the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT) and the Daanish Schools Authority.

What the pilot will test

The delegation reviewed the school's digital infrastructure, classrooms, laboratories and technology-enabled learning facilities, along with teacher training arrangements including a proposed Training of Trainers programme. Particular emphasis was placed on AI-based personalised learning, integrated Learning Management Systems, AI-enabled smart classrooms, digital teacher development, future skills and innovation laboratories, and integrated school management systems.

The discussions also covered detailed digital student profiles that go beyond academic grades to support personalised learning, student well-being, aptitude development and individual growth. The team examined international best practice, including Singapore's approach, and discussed joint working groups on curriculum integration, AI-enabled education solutions and digital infrastructure.

MoFEPT and the Daanish Schools Authority will lead the initiative, while PDA will provide technical expertise, guidance on digital architecture and coordination. If the pilot succeeds at Kuri, the model is planned for rollout across the country.

Reaching students with the least access

Daanish Schools are the prime minister's flagship initiative for talented students from underserved and disadvantaged backgrounds, offering free education on merit. PDA said students at Daanish Schools have had the least access to AI-based personalised learning and stand to gain the most from it, and that getting the pilot right in one classroom is how the gap begins to close.

Dr Munir reaffirmed the authority's commitment to the initiative, saying emerging technologies can create meaningful opportunities for students from underserved backgrounds and learning comparable with leading international education systems. The initiative sits under PDA's wider mandate in the National Digital Master Plan to drive sector-led digital transformation, and aims to build a replicable model of technology-enabled education that improves learning outcomes and strengthens teachers across Pakistan. No timeline has been given for when students at Kuri will begin using the adaptive system, or for evaluation before any wider rollout.

The PDA was established under the Digital Nation Pakistan Act, 2025, to lead the country's transition to a digital nation. Its mandate includes building secure, interoperable digital public infrastructure, setting national standards for digital governance, data and AI regulation, and coordinating digital transformation across federal and provincial governments.