ISLAMABAD : May 6,2023: The Pakistan Muslim League (PML) on Sunday felicitated the government of China end Pakistan on the completion of the 10th year of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
PML president Punjab North and the party chief organiser for Islamabad, Chaudhary Ansar Farooq, said in his statement that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) , general Syed Asim Munir, had visited China recently to remove impeding hurdles in completion of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and in return China’s top leaders are visiting Pakistan these days. Chaudhary Ansar Farooq said Pakistan and China are two all weather friends and their bond for relations guarantees peace and stability in the region. He said Pakistan always accords top priority to its relationship with China .
Welcoming the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister, Chan Kong here Sunday, PML secretary Information , Malik Ghulam Mustafa said the road and belt initiative of the China will eventually bring the world closer and well knitted where mutual cooperation would be the hall mark of future economic and political ties of the world.
He said the visit has tremendous significance to achieve the objectives of the initiative. He said the fruits of the visit of Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff to China has started pouring in and both counties should expedite this project for the benefit of the two countries.
He urged that the elements that caused suspension of the work on the project should also be brought to account.
The visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister is a reiteration of the two countries that they are standing with each other on other regional and international geo- political issues. On the 10th anniversary of starting cooperation on CPE, it is expected both the countries would further be close and hold a series of seminars, events. The people of Pakistan would had not been suffering as they are currently if the project was allowed to move ahead on its routine pace.
Both the countries have common interest in Road and Belt initiatives of China that would turn up as a real game changer. Malik highlighted the need to have political stability in the country to reap the full benefits of the project and its early yield.
