New period of Pakistan-China cooperation has dawned: PM Shehbaz Sharif | World Information

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has mentioned a brand new period of Pakistan-China cooperation within the Information Technology (IT), communication, mining, and power sectors has dawned and can result in financial growth and deepening of the time-tested bilateral relationship.

Sharif’s remarks got here as he chaired a overview assembly in Islamabad on Saturday on the implementation of agreements and MOUs reached throughout his latest go to to China, Radio Pakistan reported.

The prime minister mentioned that the promotion of Pakistan-China cooperation in these fields will result in financial growth, strengthening of regional ties, and deepening of the relations between the 2 nations.

Referring to the time-tested Pak-China friendship, he mentioned that China had at all times supported Pakistan in troublesome occasions. China has emerged because the strongest financial energy and Pakistan can emulate its growth, he added.

The 72-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief mentioned that no disruption might be tolerated within the implementation of agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed throughout his go to to China, asserting to personally monitor the implementation of those agreements and MoUs.

The prime minister was additionally briefed a few delegation of Chinese language shoemaking corporations just lately visiting Pakistan to shift their manufacturing models to the cash-strapped nation and that the Chinese language corporations have the potential to take a position USD 5-8 billion on this sector.

Concerning the agriculture sector, he was apprised that 12 main corporations of China will take part within the Meals and Agri Expo to be held in Pakistan this 12 months.

Sharif additionally reviewed the progress relating to sending 1,000 college students from Pakistan to China on authorities scholarships for superior coaching within the agriculture sector.

He directed that college students from all 4 provinces, together with Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), must be despatched to China on the idea of advantage, whereas college students from backward areas of Balochistan must be given particular precedence within the programme.

Sharif instructed to begin sending college students for contemporary agricultural coaching in China from the following educational semester.

Apart from, the assembly was advised that over 100 Chinese language corporations are in touch with Pakistani corporations for enterprise and funding.

The assembly was additionally briefed in regards to the progress on the technical coaching of three,00,000 college students by Huawei, a one-stop operation to facilitate enterprise, sensible governance and sensible metropolis.

The prime minister was additionally apprised of the progress made by China on numerous communication, infrastructure, and electrical energy initiatives in Gwadar.

Sharif suggested expediting measures for the event of Gwadar Seaport, Gwadar Airport, and Gwadar Industrial Zone to make Gwadar the hub of commerce hall within the area.

He additionally instructed to hurry up the negotiations with Chinese language photo voltaic panels and tools manufacturing corporations to maneuver their factories to Pakistan.

The 72-year-old chief launched into his first go to to China after he took over as prime minister for the second time period after his PML-N party-led coalition authorities assumed energy in March.

Addressing the Pakistan-China Enterprise Discussion board final month, Sharif assured all-out facilitation to Chinese language traders and the safety of Chinese language people, initiatives, and investments in Pakistan.

He mentioned his authorities had taken numerous measures to make sure fool-proof safety to guard the lives of Chinese language employees in Pakistan.

5 Chinese language nationals and a Pakistan driver had been killed in a suicide assault in Dasu in March. Pakistan paid USD 2.58 million as compensation to the households of these killed within the assault.

First Printed: Jul 07 2024 | 2:06 PM IST