KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday discussed stronger city-to-city cooperation with Shanghai Mayor Zhu Zhongming, proposing a sister-city relationship between Karachi and Shanghai and seeking Chinese expertise in smart-city planning, urban development and digital governance.
CM meets mayor of Shanghai; visits Huawei’s Research and Development Centre Mr Shah highlighted urban development initiatives being pursued in Karachi, including the Karachi Circular Railway and the development of technology and IT-related infrastructure.
He invited Shanghai to share its experience in integrated urban planning, public transport, digital services and smart-city management with Karachi.
The centre integrates corporate offices, research and development, technology incubation and production-support facilities.
The chief minister said Sindh was already pursuing digital governance initiatives, including the provincial e-Portal and a broader cloud and digital transformation agenda.