“The Pakistani delegation was extended a warm welcome by the government of China. It was agreed that there should be enhanced cooperation in energy, infrastructure, transport and health sectors between the two countries,” Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Thursday.
He was addressing a gathering of members of the provincial assembly.
Sharif said Pakistan-China friendship has stood the test of time and the two countries had now entered a new era of friendly relations.
He said the Chinese government had also agreed to extend cooperation to the current development projects in Pakistan. He said this was under the development package announced by Chinese government earlier.
The chief minister said the people of Pakistan were thankful for the Chinese people for their confidence in the government’s vision.
Sharif said Pakistan-China relations would be cemented by the agreement between the Punjab government and China after his visit regarding training of Pakistani doctors and paramedical staff at Chinese hospitals.
Sharif said “successful dialogue” was held with Chinese officials and investors during his recent visit.
The chief minister said Chinese companies had shown willingness to invest in various sectors in Pakistan, particularly in the Punjab, which would help resolve poverty and unemployment.
Sharif said that Pakistan nation would extend a warm welcome to the Chinese president during his visit to Pakistan in September.
He said his visit would further strengthen the bond between the two neighbours.
He said Pakistan was a lucky country of the region because it had reliable friend like China.
The chief minister said the Chinese government and the people wanted to see Pakistan prosper and develop and Chinese companies had made huge investments the country.
The chief minister said China was aware of Pakistan’s problems and had shown their support for the prime minister’s vision.
He said electricity projects of thousands of megawatts had been started with the cooperation of China. Once completed, he said, these power plants would rid the country of the energy crisis.
Shahbaz said as per the agreement made between China and the Punjab government, Chinese government would provide medical training to Pakistani doctors and paramedical staff.
He said under the agreement, doctors would be trained in emergency and acupuncture.
He said the training would also raise awareness about use of modern technology in medicine.
“The government is spending billions to provide health facilities to people... a strategy had been adopted for the uplift of health sector,” he said.
He said the agreement signed with China was an important step towards further improvement in the medical facilities for masses in the Punjab.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 29th, 2014.
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Honesty, hard work, and sacrifice . Does any Pakistani believe that phrase describes Pakistan govt?
Your are a murderer as you have ordered to kill 14 unarmed citizen including 2 women and shot 90 others. In any democratic country you would have been behind the bars and under trial instead of visiting China on the citizens expenses.
Your are a murderer to as you have ordered to kill 14 unarmed citizen including 2 women and shot 90 others. In any democratic country you would have been behind the bars and under trial instead of visiting China on the citizens expenses.
Pak-China friendship is sweeter than honey, deeper than oceans, higher than mountains.
As if China is honest,illegal hacking that too by state associates,supression etc etc etc seems have different meaning of honesty in chinese dictionary
Holding hands and the look on their faces....... is like two 4 year old who have raided the cookie jar.
We are proud of our government and have full faith in CM. God save us from miscreants