Pakistan to Boost Collaboration with World Economic Forum in Key Sectors

Islamabad: A meeting of the Committee for Pakistan’s engagement with the World Economic Forum was held in Islamabad today with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in the chair. The participants shared ideas and discussed strategies to strengthen Pakistan’s leadership role at the WEF, with a special focus on creating direct engagement channels that yield tangible benefits for the people of Pakistan-particularly women, youth, and the business community.

According to Radio Pakistan, the deliberations emphasized compiling a comprehensive list of all ongoing WEF initiatives in Pakistan, assessing their progress, and identifying execution gaps. The Committee also explored avenues for cooperation with WEF in priority areas such as investment and economic growth, digitalization and emerging technologies including AI, skills development and productive employment, and climate change.

A key focus remained on ensuring Pakistan’s greater participation in the “future of jobs” discourse and promoting increased female labor force participation. Additionally, the Committee discussed measures to improve Pakistan’s standing in the Global Gender Gap Index.

The Chair thanked the participants for their valued inputs and hoped the Committee’s deliberations would help adopt a structured, coordinated approach to Pakistan’s future engagement with the WEF, reinforcing the government’s commitment to positioning the country as an active, forward-looking partner in shaping the global economic agenda.