Pakistan will work with China to promote shared destiny of progress Says PM Sharif

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 05 Jan 2023

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Pakistan will work with China to promote the shared destiny of progress and foster peace and harmony in the region and the world at large.

In an interview with the Chinese new agency, Xinhua, the Prime Minister said he supports the China-proposed Global Development Initiative and Global Security Initiative as a remarkable vision to promote harmony and peaceful coexistence between nations and societies.

He said the 20th CPC National Congress conveyed a very powerful message across the world that China stands by stability and peaceful co-existence.

The Prime Minister said over the years, China has transformed and become the second-largest economy in the world, which is a miracle.

He said he has no doubt that China will further grow and progress by leaps and bounds, and Sino-Pak friendly relations will further deepen and strengthen.

Shehbaz Sharif commended the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a game changer in transforming Pakistan’s power, energy, infrastructure and public transport sector. Sharif himself was given the task to implement multiple CPEC energy projects and the Lahore Orange Line, the country’s first metro train service.

“I must tell you with a sense of satisfaction that these CPEC energy projects were completed and made operational faster than Chinese regard. This is what we call ‘Pakistan speed,’” said the prime minister, referring to the “Shenzhen speed” in China.