US EditionShehbaz, Alibaba Talk Digital Trade Boost
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, JUL 10 – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered urgent reforms to enhance the National Tariff Commission and transform the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation to boost economic growth and reduce losses.
- On July 11, 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met a six-member Alibaba Group delegation led by James Dong in Islamabad to discuss boosting Pakistan's digital trade.
- The meeting followed significant loss reductions in power distribution companies and government efforts to strengthen regional partnerships and integrate digital platforms for trade expansion.
- The Prime Minister emphasized e-commerce as vital for Pakistan's export-driven economy, directed forming a committee to develop a sector growth roadmap, and urged expanding Pakistani businesses on global platforms like Alibaba.
- Alibaba noted over 300,000 Pakistani products listed on its site with textiles most in-demand, and James Dong praised local entrepreneurs while committing to provide technical training to enhance their international participation.
- These developments suggest a strategic push to leverage digital trade and address power sector issues, aiming to increase exports and improve Pakistan's economic integration regionally and globally.
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