A high-level Pakistani academic delegation led by Dr. Saddam Hussain, Vice Chairman/Local Dean of the Confucius Institute at the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (CI-UAF), visited China to strengthen bilateral collaboration in science, agriculture, and innovation. The delegate, comprising senior academics including Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mazhar Ayaz (Vice Chancellor, Cholistan Veterinary and Animal Sciences University-CUVAS), Prof. Dr. Ammanullah Malik (Rector, The University of Faisalabad-TUF), Dr. Abid Mahmood Alvi (Registrar, Ghazi University, DG Khan), Prof. Dr. Majid Hussain (Dean of Faculty of Information Technology at TUF), Dr. Muhammad Kamal (Director External Linkages, CUVAS), and Prof. Dr. Saima Akram (Govt. College Women University, Faisalabad), engaged in strategic dialogues with Chinese counterparts. They visited advanced research laboratories and facilities in Ürümqi and Beijing and met with the President of XJAU (Xinjiang Agricultural University), Prof. Dr. Jiang Ping’an.
The discussions yielded concrete agreements to address pressing challenges in food security and climate resilience, with prioritized collaborations in the establishment of an Agri-Tech Center at CI-UAF, joint research to revitalize Pakistan’s declining cotton production, cold storage technology transfer, development of small-scale agricultural implements/machinery, and applied IT solutions for precision farming. Both sides also committed to regular training programs, youth capacity-building initiatives, faculty/student exchanges, and organizing a bilateral Sino-Pak Conference in 2026. These collaborations mark a concrete step toward mutual prosperity and the deepening of Sino-Pak friendship through shared agricultural innovation and technological advancement.
