Pakistan's Innovative Strategy: Technology-Based Collaboration:

 Pakistan's Innovative Strategy: Technology-Based Collaboration:

In January 2021, Pakistan released its first National Security Policy (NSP), shifting its focus from geopolitics to geo-economics. Pakistan's interest in industrialization and regional ties with Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Eurasia has been rekindled as a result of previous failures to prioritise these goals due to its focus on the fight against terrorism. There is a significant push towards manufacturing with investments in Special Economic Zones and Special Technological Zones that could result in a strategic shift away from great-power competition. The NSP is based on the assumption that Pakistan will not help either China or the United States during great-power competition, despite the fact that it does not directly address this issue.conflict or rivalry.

Becoming a centre of technology-based collaboration for top tech businesses, such as those in the United States and China, is one way Pakistan might avoid great-power competition. Pakistan's efforts to accomplish this goal are hampered by the unsure policies of the current federal administration, an unpredictable outlook for the world economy, and a reluctance to roll out a sustainable economic plan.

New Steps in the Technology and Startup Industries

Imran Khan and Abdul Razak Dawood were the leaders of the previous PTI administration, which made an effort to integrate Pakistan into the global supply chain. Two areas have seen progress: local assembly and manufacturing of electronic goods, particularly cellphones; and the emergence of several prosperous start-ups, expanding IT exports, and freelance services.

Among the ways Pakistan Become a centre of technology-based collaboration for top tech businesses, particularly those in the United States and China, to prevent great-power competition.

Pakistan, which has typically been a nett importer, generated nearly 22.12 million handsets between January and November 2021 while importing just 9.95 million. The majority of the companies in their production facilities are Chinese handset producers including Itel, VGO Tel, Infinix, and Vivo. In 2021, the industry grew by as much as 122 percent when compared to 2020. The South Korean technology giant Samsung has also established a TV manufacturing facility in Karachi and joined together with Lucky Motor Corporation, a Pakistani automaker, to construct Samsung smartphones. Xiaomi, a different Chinese smartphone company, and its joint venture partner AirLink started making phones.