Sponsored by China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), Pakistan Study Center of Science & Technology and Economy at BTBU was officially established at Beijing Technology and Business University (BTBU) on 30 November, 2016. The Center aims to develop into an international think tank dedicated to the research on Pakistan Science & Technology and Economy under the background of "The Belt and Road" Initiative. 

    Combined with both China's national situation and BTBU's goal to become a "double-top" university (with top undergraduate teaching and top major construction), the Center is basically designed as a "platform for international cooperation" and strives to become a "worldwide top think tank" with its focus on the research on the development of Pakistan Science & Technology and Economy. In the context of globalization, the Center aims to promote the close cooperation among industry, university and scientific research by rendering the services to the enterprises, governments, colleges and universities, scientific and technological agents, etc., and providing the consultations and the constructive solutions for Chinese enterprises to make the investment and trade in Pakistan. At the same time, through the scientific and technological exchange between China and Pakistan, the Center aims to enhance their economic, trade, social, educational and cultural cooperation, promote their policy transparency and social integration, render the service to their overall development of national economy and social progress, and explore jointly the way to wipe off the poverty and get rich for the two countries and even the countries along "The Belt and Road" Initiative through scientific and technological innovation.

    The Belt and Road" Initiative and the related hot topics, the Center is planning to convene a second international seminar on Pakistan scientific & technological issues, in which the Center intends to take advice widely from all walks of life in the society so as to construct and improve the Center better.