2024-07-08 00:52:07
(Owais Kayani) A high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif regarding the implementation of the agreements and memorandums of understanding reached in the recent visit to China.
While presiding over the high-level meeting, the Prime Minister said that China is a long-standing friend of Pakistan who has helped Pakistan in every difficult time. China has emerged as a strong economy in the world, Pakistan can learn a lot from the development of China, a new era of cooperation with China in the fields of information technology, communication, mining and energy is starting. With the promotion of Pakistan-China cooperation, economic development, regional ties will be strengthened and the relations between the two countries will deepen.
The Prime Minister further said that no interruption will be tolerated in the implementation of the agreements and memorandums of understanding agreed during the visit to China. Briefing was given that recently a delegation of Chinese shoe manufacturing companies visited Pakistan regarding shifting their factories in Pakistan, there is a potential of investment of 5 to 8 billion dollars by Chinese companies in Pakistan. Yes, Pakistan Footwear Companies Association is in constant communication with Chinese companies regarding shifting their factories to Pakistan.
During the briefing, it was told that 12 well-known Chinese companies in the agricultural sector will participate fully in the Food and Agri Expo to be held in Pakistan this year. The Prime Minister also reviewed the progress regarding the sending, the Prime Minister directed that the students of the four provinces including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir should be sent to China on the basis of merit, giving special priority to the students of the backward areas of Balochistan in the program. Yes, sending students for modern agricultural training in China should start from the next academic semester.
The meeting was told that as a result of the agreements reached during the visit of the Prime Minister to China, more than 100 Chinese companies are in contact with Pakistani companies for business and investment in Pakistan. Technical training of lakhs of students, one-stop operation to facilitate business and progress on smart governance and smart city were also informed, Prime Minister’s WAPDA on Dasu and Diamar Bhasha to make the security of Chinese citizens fool-proof. The Prime Minister instructed to complete these projects as soon as possible.
The Prime Minister was also apprised of the progress made by China on various communication infrastructure, electricity and projects in Gwadar in Pakistan. The Prime Minister directed that Gwadar Port, Gwadar Airport and Actions for the development of Gwadar Industrial Zone should be accelerated, negotiations with Chinese solar panels and equipment manufacturing companies to move their factories to Pakistan should be speeded up, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Ministers Jam Kamal, Khan, Attaullah Tarar, Abdul Aleem Khan, Sardar Owais Khan Laghari, Dr. Mossadegh Malik, Rana Tanveer Hussain, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Ahsan Iqbal, Minister of State Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Special Assistant Tariq Fatemi, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Jahanzeb Khan and related senior officials. attended.
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2024-07-08 00:52:07