--- title: "Pakistan seeks Alibaba cooperation for digital economy and e-commerce" description: "Most outlets reported that Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with Alibaba International Digital Commerce leadership to discuss digital economy and e-commerce cooperation. Business Recorder added details about the focus on a cashless economy, SME exports, and proposals to rationalise e-commerce. Both outlets noted the meeting took place in Bangkok." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/14475-federal-minister-for-finance-and-revenue-senator-muhammad site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan seeks Alibaba cooperation for digital economy and e-commerce business · updated 15 Oct 2026, 11:40 PM PKT · 15 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met with Alibaba International Digital Commerce leadership to discuss digital economy and e-commerce cooperation. Business Recorder added details about the focus on a cashless economy, SME exports, and proposals to rationalise e-commerce. Both outlets noted the meeting took place in Bangkok. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Aurangzeb meets Alibaba delegation, discusses digital economy, e-commerce, technology cooperation](https://www.app.com.pk/business/aurangzeb-meets-alibaba-delegation-discusses-digital-economy-e-commerce-technology-cooperation/) · 15 Oct 2026, 11:40 PM PKT > Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday met with the leadership of Alibaba International Digital Commerce (AIDC) and reviewed cooperation on Pakistan’s digital economy. - **Profit** — [Pakistan, Alibaba discuss e-commerce tax reforms, digital payments and export growth](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/15/pakistan-alibaba-discuss-e-commerce-tax-reforms-digital-payments-and-export-growth) · 15 Oct 2026, 10:21 PM PKT · 71% identical wording to the newest filing > Finance minister seeks proposals to rationalise online commerce taxation as talks also cover cross-border payments, AI and trade financing. - **Business Recorder** — [Pakistan seeks Alibaba cooperation for cashless economy, SME exports](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40444368/pakistan-seeks-alibaba-cooperation-for-cashless-economy-sme-exports) · 15 Oct 2026, 2:40 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met Alibaba International Digital Commerce leadership in Bangkok to discuss cooperation on digital payments, e-commerce and technology, including proposals to rationalise e-commerce taxation and accelerate Pakistan’s single window platform, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. 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