PM orders Alibaba digitalisation work finished by November
At an Islamabad review on Wednesday, the premier pressed ministries for timed steps on farm AI, fuel analytics, SME e-commerce and health pilots tied to the Hangzhou partnership.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told ministries to finish required steps on Alibaba-linked AI and digital work by November and then file a progress note.
Cooperation areas cited include farm models, tobacco tracking, citrus and olive export tools, and a Pakistan showcase on an Alibaba site.
He backed an early cancer-detection effort, Ignite AI courses for IT graduates, and an OGRA analytics setup for petroleum supply chains.
Pakistan Single Window trade-document checks are live; a two-year SMEDA–Alibaba path for smaller firms was described as starting.
Federal ministers and senior officials joined the Wednesday review in Islamabad.