PCBF Background

Pak-China Business Forums (PCBFs) have been organized since 2012 in Islamabad and Lahore, pursuant to the framework of Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Pakistan and China as was conceived in the Protocol of the 17th Session of Pak-China Joint Committee on Science & Technology signed in November 2011 at Beijing. COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) in collaboration with Xuzhou Normal University of China therefore introduced a knowledge based and academia driven model of cooperation by organizing Pak-China Business Forums on annual basis with some specific themes encouraging participation of Chinese technology enterprises along with Pakistani business houses/SMEs, Universities and R&D Organizations.

Theses forums have provided opportunities for knowledge based cooperation in businesses and technology transfers. The format of forums has therefore been exhibitions of innovative products, seminars, workshops and road shows. This provided an efficient platform between Pakistan and China for promoting effectively the bilateral cooperation in trade, technology, culture and arts. This activity being conducted annually since 2012 is highly compatible with China’s “Belt and Road” initiatives, as these forums are promoting inter alia people to people contacts as well as linkages at institutions level; these efforts were therefore duly endorsed by the 18th Session of Pak-China Joint Committee on Science and Technology held in July 2017 at Islamabad.

With above background and prospects COMSATS University Islamabad has organized the following forums witnessing a high level of diligence and achievements; the Forum has now been a regular event arranged by the CUI following the policy guidelines by CIIT BoG . It is being conducted regularly as per mandate of CUI of inter alia of a societal impact and social responsibility of CUI, while these Forums from 2016 onwards have been conducted without any financial liability on GOP/ CUI’s exchequers:

• 1^st Pak-China Business Forum 2012: April 15 - 18, 2012
  Pak-China Friendship Centre, Islamabad.
  Inaugurated by Federal Minister of Science & Technology
• 2^nd Pak-China Business Forum 2013: March 23-26, 2013
  Pak-China Friendship Centre, Islamabad.
  Inaugurated by Special Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 3^rd Pak-China Business Forum 2014: March 21-23, 2014
  Pak-China Friendship Centre, Islamabad.
  Inaugurated by Federal Minister of Science & Technology
• 4^th Pak-China Business Forum 2015: March 27-30, 2015
  Pak-China Friendship Centre, Islamabad.
  Inaugurated by Federal Minister of Science & Technology
• 5^th Pak-China Business Forum 2016: March 19-22, 2016
  International Expo Centre Lahore .
  Inaugurated by Chief Minister Punjab
• 6^th Pak-China Business Forum- Industrial Expo 2018: September 14-16, 2018
  International Expo Centre Lahore
  Inaugurated by Governor of Punjab Ch. Muhammad Sarwar

In view the success of the forum, a secretariat of Pak China Business Forum was established at CUI Lahore Campus to provide a platform to coordinate and strengthen linkages not only between the businessmen & entrepreneurs but also between the academic institutions. It is engaged in activities of networking, promoting, facilitating, and creating awareness about Pak China Business Forum. It also provides better access to the major industrial cities such as Faisalabad and Sialkot etc. The help and support provided by the Government of Punjab throughout has been encouraging.

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