Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has visited Huawei Technologies in the Longgang district of Shanghai.

During the visit, it was decided, in collaboration with Huawei, to transform Lahore into Pakistan's first state-of-the-art smart city.

Maryam Nawaz Sharif invited Huawei to invest in Pakistan, particularly in Punjab and Huawei assured its full cooperation in setting up an assembly and manufacturing plant in the province.

Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister discussed various proposals and recommendations with Huawei's President of Government Affairs Mr. Wang Chengdong, or turning Lahore into a modern digital city.

The meeting discussed e-commerce, ecosystem production, and the digitization of the health and education sectors.

The Chief Minister expressed interest in Huawei's health and education sector projects and shared information about Punjab's Safe City Project.