Balochistan, Henan in sisterhood bond

Langove said that the new bond would help Balochistan develop and economically thrive on the model of Henan Province

QUETTA:

Minister of Balochistan Ziaullah Langove here on Wednesday said that the people of Balochistan are looking toward the start of a new era after Henan and Balochistan provinces entered into a bond of sister provinces.

The minister expressed these views while addressing as chief guest at a seminar held under the aegis of Friends of China Forum to highlight the fruits and contribution of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) for the well-being and economic uplift of the people of Balochistan.

Charge d'affaires, Embassy of People's Republic of China, Pang, Liang Jieyi, Director General of the Foreign Affairs Office of Henan Province; Jahanzeb Khan, Director General of Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Senator Danesh Kumar, Yang Yundong, Chinese Consul General in Karachi; Bayazeed Kasi, Chairman of FOCF also addressed.

Langove said that the new bond between Henan and Balochistan provinces would help Balochistan develop and economically thrive on the model of Henan Province and Balochistan people can learn from their brethren in China to attain economic and industrial revolution.

Chinese companies can also benefit from collaboration with the people of Balochistan and a win-win collaboration can be developed further to help build this friendship between the two sister provinces, he added.

He also conveyed his deepest gratitude to the people and government of China for its continued support to the people of Balochistan for their generous assistance during last year’s floods, saying that both the countries have helped each other despite all odds and the people of both the countries have sacrificed for each other in peace and critical times and challenges.

We are deeply touched by the generous support from Henan Province during the recent floods as 9,000 food packs were despatched which were distributed among deserving families in 25 flood-affected districts of Balochistan, he added.

On this occasion, we also should remember the sacrifices of our valiant armed forces and its martyrs in safeguarding the Chinese nationals working on CPEC projects and the infrastructure of the CPEC, he added.

Addressing the seminar, Pang Chunxue said that last year, Pakistan was hit by unprecedented floods, causing heavy casualties and property losses.

More than 30 million people were displaced, fields were flooded, houses were collapsed and roads were destroyed.

The Chinese people felt the pain of the people of Pakistan and responded to provide relief assistance.

The government, enterprises, and the public worked together to help Pakistan with assistance in funds and kinds exceeding $260 million, she said.