“Pakistan has highlighted the Digital Silk Road as the next major phase of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) while proposing new technology partnerships with China, including joint ventures in 5G/6G, hardware manufacturing, ICT components, AI, and cloud computing. The announcement came during the World Telecommunication Development Conference in Baku, where Pakistan’s IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja met with Zhang Yunmeng, Vice Minister of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.”
“As part of the collaboration, Pakistan requested joint efforts to overcome structural barriers limiting developing countries from entering global technology supply chains. The countries also discussed industrial digital upgrading under China’s ‘Intelligent Manufacturing’ model, aiming to modernize Pakistan’s factories and align them with emerging technologies.”