Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday appreciated IBI Group’s decision to establish its Pakistan Digital Economy Headquarters and expressed satisfaction at the expanding business-to-business (B2B) cooperation between Pakistan and China.

He was talking to a high-level 11-member Chinese business delegation led by Qian Xiaojun, Founder, President and Controlling Shareholder of IBI Beijing United Technology which called on him at the Prime Minister’s House.

While welcoming the delegation to Pakistan, the prime minister said that Pakistan and China enjoyed historic ties and the two countries were All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partners.

He lauded the remarkable progress made by China under the visionary leadership of President Xi Jinping and said that he was looking forward to his visit to China later this month.

He said it was particularly encouraging that IBI would promote digital economy

cooperation, investment facilitation and industrial collaboration.

Expressing confidence in Pakistan’s economy, Qian Xiaojun said IBI hoped to help build digital backbone for digital transformation of Pakistan’s economy.

He said establishment of IBI’s Digital Economy Headquarters in Pakistan would be a command centre for this transformation and shall provide massive opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan by offering a gateway for them to a vast Chinese market.

The delegation was visiting Pakistan as a follow up to the Pakistan-China B2B Investment Conference held in Beijing in September 2025 during the Prime Minister’s visit.