Maryam Nawaz
Press TV, Islamabad
Pakistan and China are accelerating a joint mechanism known as CPEC 2.0, with a structural shift towards regional industrial and financial integration.
Senior officials and business leaders from the two sides have converged on Islamabad for the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Conference, marking a key transition from infrastructure projects to advanced technology transfer.
Analysts say that growing commercial cooperation moves in lockstep with a broader geopolitical pivot, as both nations steadily bypass the US dollar in favor of trade settled directly in local currencies.