Pakistan has put forward a proposal for joint ventures with China in advanced technological fields, including 5G/6G systems and hardware manufacturing, framing the initiative as the next significant phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
According to an official report today, the consensus to reinforce bilateral cooperation in the digital and technology sectors was reached during a meeting between Federal Minister for IT and Telecom Shaza Fatima Khawaja and China’s Vice Minister of Industry and Information Technology, Zhang Yunming.
The high-level discussion took place on the sidelines of the World Telecommunication Development Conference held in Azerbaijan.
During the engagement, Minister Khawaja described the potential Pakistan-China Digital Silk Road as a major evolution of the ongoing CPEC framework.
The minister specifically suggested collaborative enterprises between the two nations in critical areas such as next-generation mobile technologies, the local manufacturing of hardware, and the production of ICT components.
Both parties also deliberated on enhanced technical cooperation, with the objective of transforming Pakistan into a regional data-transit hub by utilizing the existing Pakistan-China cross-border fiber network.