Chinese envoy praises industrial estates founded under Elahi

Yao Jing says friendship between two countries strengthening with each passing day

LAHORE: Ambassador of China Yao Jing called on Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President and former prime minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and senior central leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi at their residence in Lahore on Sunday.

The Chinese ambassador exchanged views regarding bilateral relations, mutual cooperation and other matters of interest between China and Pakistan.

PML-Q Secretary General and MNA Tariq Bashir Cheema, Senator Kamil Ali Agha, Moonis Elahi, Salik Hussain and Rana Khalid were also present in the meeting.

Yon Jing described strong bilateral relations between the countries as brotherly and termed it infallible.

He said that the friendship between the two countries and their people was strengthening with each passing day.

The Chinese ambassador, in particular, appreciated establishment of Faisalabad and Sunder Industrial Estates during tenure of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi’s government in Punjab.

The PML-Q leaders termed progress and development of China ideal for the entire world and said that zero corruption policy of China will be seen as a role model so that nobody could embezzle precious wealth of the nation.

They said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was not only in the interest of both countries but also in the interest of the people of the entire region.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 15^th, 2018.