Sheikh N. E-Governance in Pakistan: Why Every Relaunch Fails, and What Would Actually Work: Pakistan ranks 136th out of 193 countries on the UN’s E-Government Development Index, second-last in South Asia ahead of only Afghanistan, and the flagship Citizen’s Portal has spent months at a time simply not working — not because the country lacks digital talent, but because every relaunch tries to fix an app instead of the fragmented institutions behind it. PakTech [Internet]. 2026 Jul. 19 [cited 2026 Jul. 29];1(12):301-3. Available from: https://pakjournals.com/ojs/index.php/ptt/article/view/637