{"id":7958,"date":"2026-05-14T14:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/?p=7958"},"modified":"2026-05-14T14:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T14:41:58","slug":"strong-economic-cooperation-between-pakistan-and-china-is-vital-for-sustainable-regional-growth-and-prosperity-tahir-bhutta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/2026\/05\/14\/strong-economic-cooperation-between-pakistan-and-china-is-vital-for-sustainable-regional-growth-and-prosperity-tahir-bhutta\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong economic cooperation between Pakistan and China is vital for sustainable regional growth and prosperity. Tahir Bhutta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad(Umar Hayat): A highly exclusive, state-level B2B networking session with a senior Chinese business delegation was successfully convened today at the Sheesh Mahal Hall, Serena Hotel, Islamabad. This event, held under special protocol, coincided with the high-profile soft launch of the IBI Pakistan Digital Economy Headquarters a landmark billion dollar Chinese investment project marking the official beginning of the Digital Silk Road in Pakistan.<br><br>Convener Tahir Rasheed Bhutta stated Strong economic cooperation between Pakistan and China is vital for sustainable regional growth and prosperity. Such B2B engagements create valuable opportunities for Pakistani businesses to connect with international markets and strengthen long-term trade partnerships. FPCCI CSC Import &amp; Export Trade remains committed to promoting global business connectivity and facilitating investment opportunities for the business community.<br><br>Deputy Convener Syed Zulfiqar Haider added that This high-level interaction with the Chinese business delegation reflects growing confidence in Pakistan\u2019s business potential. The session will help open new avenues for industrial cooperation, joint ventures, and enhanced bilateral trade between the two friendly nations.<br><br>The ceremony was graced by Pakistan\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi, SAPM on Industries &amp; Production Haroon Akhtar Khan, Federal Minister (BoI) Mr. Qaiser Sheikh, and IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja. FPCCI CSC Import &amp; Export Trade at the Forefront representing the FPCCI Central Standing Committee (CSC) on Import &amp; Export Trade were Convener Tahir Rasheed Bhutta, Deputy Convener Syed Zulfiqar Haider, along with Samia Rashid, Brig. Azam Effendi, Rana Farkh Ilyas, Rukhsar Ahmad Askari, Ibrahim, Ammad Naeem, Shaheryar Ahmed, Ahsen Javed and Usama Ilyas.<br><br>Through the combined leadership of Convener Tahir Rasheed Bhutta and Deputy Convener Syed Zulfiqar Haider, the committee secured a special protocol\u2014positioning itself as a key partner in this top-tier state engagement. Members held high-value networking meetings with Chinese delegates from sectors including IT, renewable energy, engineering, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and industrial manufacturing, exploring joint ventures and technology transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> In a complementary milestone, CSC has been request by vice president to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IBI Group during the same ceremony. The agreement is expected and strongly focused to strengthen cooperation in industrial digitalization, e-commerce, smart manufacturing, logistics support, and industrial development creating joint venture opportunities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad(Umar Hayat): A highly exclusive, state-level B2B networking session with a senior Chinese business delegation was successfully convened today at the Sheesh Mahal Hall, Serena Hotel, Islamabad. This event, held under special protocol, coincided with the high-profile soft launch of the IBI Pakistan Digital Economy Headquarters a landmark billion dollar Chinese investment project marking the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,32,31,35],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7958","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"category-international","9":"category-national","10":"category-science-tech"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7958"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7964,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7958\/revisions\/7964"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalnewspk.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}