Pakistan leadership felicitates Xi on re-election

Pakistan leadership on Sunday felicitated Chinese President Xi Jinping on his re-election as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) for a third-term.

President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, as well as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif extended their best wishes to Xi.

Writing on his Twitter handle, President Arif Alvi extended his heartiest congratulations and his best wishes to President Xi Jinping. The president termed Xi a true friend of Pakistan.

”He is a true friend of Pakistan and champion for All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership between Pakistan and China,” the president posted in the tweet.

The prime minister posted on his Twitter handle: “On behalf of the entire Pakistani nation, I congratulate President Xi Jinping on his re-election as CPC General Secretary for the 3rd term.”

The prime minister said that being re-elected for the third term was a glowing tribute to President Xi’s sagacious stewardship and unwavering devotion for serving the people of China.

Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, in a congratulatory message, said that “under the prudent leadership of President Xi Jinping, China is making unprecedented progress in every field”.

“Pakistani people and leadership attach great importance to relations with China,” he said, adding that the Pakistani leadership aimed to promote the joint Pak-China comprehensive strategic partnership and advance bilateral relations.

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif sent his “heartiest congratulations to President Xi Jinping on his re-election in “recognition of his services” by the Chinese people and their confidence in his able leadership.

(APP WITH INPUT FROM NEWS DESK)