Arfa Software Technology Park (previously known as Software Technology Park) is a

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building and

information technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information technology syste ...

park in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th List of largest cities, most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is th ...

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, built in 2009. It is home to the

Information Technology University The Information Technology University (ITU) ( ur, ) is a public university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 2012, the university was founded and headed by Umar Saif and is modeled after the MIT. The university is located within the ...

and PITB. The main building consists of 17 floors and is 106 meters tall. It is currently the tallest building in Lahore. On 15 January 2012, Chief Minister of

Mian

Shahbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...

announced a name change of Software Technology Park to Arfa Software Technology Park after the youngest

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Arfa Karim Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa ( pa, ‎; 2 February 1995 – 14 January 2012) was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy who became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in 2004. She was submitted to the Guinness Book of Worl ...

, who died at the age of 16. Arfa Karim Tower Lahore

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