July 18, 2026
Pakistan Joins China-Led World AI Cooperation Organisation as Founding Member; Dar Signs Agreement in Shanghai
Pakistan has become one of 29 founding members of the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation, signing the establishment agreement in Shanghai on July 16. Deputy PM Ishaq Dar signed on Pakistan's behalf at the World AI Conference, inaugurated by President Xi Jinping. Pakistan said it intends to use WAICO to narrow the global AI divide and expand equitable access to AI technologies, particularly from the perspective of the Global South.








