Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ahsan reaffirms Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening cooperation with China  

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BEIJING: Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal has affirmed Pakistan’s commitment to strengthening development cooperation with China in various fields under the framework of BRI and GDI l, with a shared goal of building a closer Pakistan-China community with a shared future in a new era.

The minister made these remarks in a meeting with Luo Zhaohui, Director of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), who met him in Kunming, China.

Ahsan Iqbal was in China to attend the 3rd China-Indian Ocean Region Forum on Blue Economy Cooperation.

Luo Zhaohui expressed gratitude to Pakistan for consistently sending high-level delegations to China for three consecutive years to attend the forum.

He emphasized the close contact between the two countries’ leaderships and the significant consensus reached.

Luo Zhaohui stated that CIDCA is committed to working with Pakistan to implement these important agreements, actively promote the joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), implement the Global Development Initiative (GDI), and deepen China-Pakistan development cooperation, thereby benefiting both nations and their people.

Minister Iqbal thanked China for providing a platform for regional countries to exchange experiences and collaborate, and he commended China’s leadership in advancing the development of the blue economy.

Following the meeting, Director Luo Zhaohui and Minister Ahsan Iqbal signed cooperation documents, including those related to the implementation of Pakistan’s Climate Information and Early Warning System Project.

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PM, CIDCA chairman discuss promotion of Pak-China pragmatic cooperation  

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BEIJING: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met the Chairman of China International Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) Ambassador Luo Zhaohui wherein they exchanged views on the unique and enduring China-Pakistan friendship and the promotion of pragmatic cooperation driven by common development, strategic trust and mutual benefit.

The prime minister, who arrived here Wednesday on the second leg of his five-day China visit, appreciated the robust support of CIDCA for CPEC projects and for Pakistan’s socioeconomic development, particularly the establishment of Pakistan-China Friendship Hospital, the Desalination Plant in Gwadar, and the New Gwadar International Airport.

Terming the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as the hallmark of ironclad friendship between Pakistan and China, they noted that the Joint Working Group on Socioeconomic Development under the CPEC had yielded positive results.

They also expressed confidence that the momentum would continue in the CPEC phase II to improve the lives and livelihoods of the people.

Prime Minister Shehbaz underlined that the governments and the peoples of both countries had always stood in solidarity with each other during times of natural disasters and calamities.

He commended CIDCA’s pivotal role in supporting developing countries particularly Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic, the post-2022 flood reconstruction, and the grant of polio vaccines.

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PM Shehbaz stresses importance of early work on KCR

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  • PM thanked the people and government of China for helping the flood victims.
  • Chairman China International Corporation assured of all kind of help of China.
  • The government and people of Pakistan are waiting for visit of President of China.

GENEVA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed importance of early start of work on the Railways’ Mainline-1 and Karachi Circular projects.

During a meeting with Chairman China International Corporation Luo Zhaohui here, he highlighted the significance of these projects for Pakistan.

He also informed about the government’s 10,000 megawatts solarization projects, adding the government was taking all possible steps for reducing dependence on the imported fuel.

The prime minister thanked the people and government of China for helping the flood-affected people of Pakistan.

He said China was a sincere friend of Pakistan and proof of this friendship was that China stood with his country at every difficult time.

China helped Pakistan in recent times in the fields of agriculture, infrastructure, energy and the project of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) took the friendship of the two countries to new heights.

He said during the recent floods not only the Chinese government but also the Chinese companies and people understood the pain suffered by the flood affectees, which would never be forgotten by the Pakistani people.

The Chairman China International Corporation assured of all kind of help of China for the flood victims.

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