Pakistan's Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan learns about Wensli Group's development. [Photo/Wensli Group]

Pakistan's Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan, accompanying Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on his visit to China, made a special stop at Wensli Group in Hangzhou's Shangcheng district on May 23, highlighting the city's growing role in textile innovation.

At the Wensli Sci-Tech Center, the delegation focused on the company's AI-powered, water-free digital printing system, a breakthrough technology designed to address one of Pakistan's key industrial challenges: high pollution and wastewater discharge in traditional textile dyeing, a sector that accounts for around 60 percent of the country's economy.

During the visit, company representatives demonstrated an integrated design-to-production system powered by an AI creative model and a compact printing unit that eliminates wastewater discharge. A custom silk scarf can be designed, produced, and delivered within hours, with the system enabling on-demand, small-batch manufacturing through digital customization.

Founded in 1975 as a small workshop, Wensli has since transformed itself into a technology-driven enterprise at the forefront of sustainable textile innovation.

The visit also underscores the deepening industrial cooperation between China and Pakistan, particularly in green manufacturing and industrial upgrading, as the South Asian nation seeks cleaner, more efficient textile production solutions through international partnerships.

Minister Jam Kamal Khan takes a photo with Wensli Group's iconic GBART dyeing machine, which is able to improve dye adhesion rates to near 100 percent. [Photo/Wensli Group]