Pakistan, Oct. 17 -- Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday discussed stronger city-to-city cooperation with Shanghai Mayor Zhu Zhongming, proposing a sister-city relationship between Karachi and Shanghai and seeking Chinese expertise in smart-city planning, urban development and digital governance.

During his meeting with the Shanghai mayor, the Chief Minister said Karachi and Shanghai, as major commercial and port cities, could benefit from greater cooperation in urban planning, transport, technology, infrastructure development and investment.

He proposed establishing a formal sister-city partnership between Karachi and Shanghai to provide a framework for regular exchanges between the two cities and cooperation in areas of...