Sindh CM proposes partnerships with Huawei, Humanwell Healthcare Group

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, on an official visit to China, has proposed partnerships with Huawei and Humanwell Healthcare Group, according to Business Recorder. Speaking in Wuhan, he sought Chinese help with digital urban administration, artificial intelligence and drug production, saying the province wanted to learn from China's use of data in public services. The proposals came during tours of Huawei's digital governance model site, the Wuhan AI Computing Centre and Humanwell's headquarters.

Shah proposed a pilot in Karachi covering flood alerts and city operations, starting in one district before wider expansion. He wants a lasting arrangement involving data centres, training and knowledge transfer rather than a routine technology buy, and asked for study visits by provincial officials to Wuhan. Karachi, which has more than 20 million residents, could gain from similar systems for traffic, water, waste and flooding.

Separately, he invited Humanwell Healthcare Group, also known as Renfu Pharmaceutical Group, to set up drug plants in Sindh for Pakistan and nearby markets. He pointed to Special Economic Zones at Dhabeji, Bin Qasim and Khairpur, which offer tax exemptions and duty relief. A memorandum with Huawei is planned at a conference in Shanghai later this week.