Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has backed IBI Beijing United Technology’s plan to establish its digital economy headquarters in Pakistan, saying that the move would give small and medium enterprises a gateway to the Chinese market.
PM Shehbaz met with an 11-member Chinese business delegation at PM House on Friday, led by Qian Xiaojun, founder, president and controlling shareholder of IBI Beijing United Technology, a major Chinese technology and industrial e-commerce group.
The prime minister expressed hope that IBI’s planned digital economy headquarters in Pakistan would open doors for small and medium enterprises to access the Chinese market.
The establishment of IBI’s Digital Economy headquarters in Pakistan would be a command centre for digital transformation and shall provide massive opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises in Pakistan by offering a gateway for them to a vast Chinese market,” he said.
PM Shehbaz also noted that his satisfaction over growing business-to-business (B2B) cooperation between the two countries and said he was looking forward to his visit to China later this month. He pointed to China’s progress under President Xi Jinping and described the two countries as all-weather strategic cooperative partners.
Qian Xiaojun said that IBI aimed to help build a digital backbone for Pakistan’s economic transformation, expressing confidence in the country’s economic direction.
The delegation’s visit follows the Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference held in Beijing in September 2025, during the prime minister’s visit to China.
Ministers for Investment, Commerce, IT and Petroleum Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, Jam Kamal Khan, Shaza Fatima Khawaja and Ali Pervaiz Malik along with Special Assistants Haroon Akhtar and Tariq Fatemi and other senior officials were also in attendance.
