PCBF Secretariat is providing a platform for interaction between Chinese and Pakistani entrepreneurs, businessmen, and academia to provide business opportunities for Pakistani and Chinese entrepreneurs. 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 con
ceived 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. 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:
1st Pak-China Business Forum 2012: April 15 - 18, 2012
Pak-China Friendship Centre, Islamabad. Inaugurated by Federal Minister of Science & Technology
2nd Pak-China Business Forum 2013: March 23-26, 2013
Pak-China Friendship Centre, Islamabad. Inaugurated by Special Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3rd Pak-China Business Forum 2014: March 21-23, 2014
Pak-China Friendship Centre, Islamabad. Inaugurated by Federal Minister of Science & Technology
4th Pak-China Business Forum 2015: March 27-30, 2015
Pak-China Friendship Centre, Islamabad. Inaugurated by Federal Minister of Science & Technology
5th Pak-China Business Forum 2016: March 19-22, 2016
International Expo Centre Lahore . Inaugurated by Chief Minister Punjab
6th 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.
