Day: February 6, 2022

Islamabad, February 06, 2022 (PPI-OT): Federal Minister for Education, Shafqat Mehmood has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan made timely and extraordinary decisions to stabilize the economy of the country and Pakistan is moving in the right direction. Addressing a public gathering in Kamoke on Sunday, he said it has been proved once again that PPP and PML-N are two sides of the same coin and both will unite for their own interests. He said PTI government set priorities to improve the lives of people and health card scheme is a revolutionary step in this regard.

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Islamabad, February 06, 2022 (PPI-OT): Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid says our security forces are ready to give befitting response to any terrorist activity in the country. Addressing media in Islamabad on Sunday, he paid tribute to security forces for Killing 20 terrorists in 72 hours. Regretting over opposition’s attitude, the Minister said it is fortunate that they were talking about chaos in the country even on 5th February.

Brushing aside any news regarding presidential system, he said the current opposition is not in a position to bring no confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan. He said in recent meeting of the opposition parties, major character of PDM Maulana Fazlur Rehman was ignored and now their efforts are just aimed at staying alive in news. The Minister said we are in talk with different countries to bring back Pakistani prisoners who have been arrested in minor cases.

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Islamabad, February 06, 2022 (PPI-OT): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Pakistan and China will hold a meeting to discuss the situation in Afghanistan at the end of the next month. He was addressing a press conference at Noor Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi on Sunday, after returning from China.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin and National Security Advisor Moeed Yousaf were also present on the occasion. The Foreign Minister said Afghanistan will also be invited for the meeting in China. He said another meeting will be held on Afghanistan comprising of all its neighbour countries.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said during meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang matters pertaining to economy, investment and China Pakistan Economic Corridor were discussed. He said Prime Minister also held meetings with public and private companies of China.

The Foreign Minister said during meetings Pakistan and China expressed their concerns about plight of minorities in India. Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said the government will bring a complete framework to introduce winter sports in the country. He regretted that Pakistan despite having beautiful landscape of Northern areas is far behind in winter Olympics. He said opposition parties had already announced several long marches but they always failed.

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Government of Pakistan
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Islamabad, February 06, 2022 (PPI-OT): Prime Minister Imran Khan met President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of People in Beijing today. This was the first meeting of the two leaders since the Prime Minister’s visit to China in October 2019. The two leaders reviewed the entire gamut of Pakistan-China bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on regional and global issues of mutual interest, in a warm and cordial atmosphere.

Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated the leadership and people of China on successful hosting of the 24th Olympic Winter Games in Beijing and extended his best wishes on the Chinese Lunar New Year.

The Prime Minister underscored that China was Pakistan’s steadfast partner, staunch supporter and Iron Brother. The All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership between Pakistan and China had withstood the tests of times and the two nations firmly stood side by side in realizing their visions and shared aspirations of peace, stability, development and prosperity.

The Prime Minister briefed President Xi on people-centred geo-economics vision and his Government’s policies for Pakistan’s sustained growth, industrial development, agricultural modernization, and regional connectivity. He lauded China’s continued support and assistance to Pakistan’s socio-economic development which had greatly benefitted from the high-quality development of CPEC.

The Prime Minister welcomed increased Chinese investments in CPEC’s Phase-II which cantered on industrialization and improving people’s livelihoods. The Prime Minister shared his views with President Xi on growing polarization in the world which threatened unravelling of global developmental gains, and posed serious risks to the developing countries.

He highlighted that insurmountable challenges like climate change, health pandemics and growing inequalities could only be tackled though unqualified cooperation of all nations in accordance with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. In this regard, he lauded President Xi’s visionary Belt and Road and Global Development Initiatives which called for collective action for sustainable development and win-win outcomes.

The Prime Minister highlighted that atrocities being perpetrated in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, and the persecution of minorities in India in advancing the Hindutva mind set of RSS-BJP, was a threat to regional peace and stability. He added that rapid militarization of India was undermining regional stability.

Prime Minister Imran Khan highlighted that partnership between Pakistan and China was an anchor for peace and stability in the region and thanked China for its unwavering support to Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and national development. The Prime Minister also reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support to China on all issues of its core interest.

Both leaders acknowledged that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan would promote economic development and connectivity in the region and called on the international community to promptly assist the Afghan people in averting a humanitarian catastrophe. Both leaders appreciated the signing of a number of agreements covering industrial cooperation, space cooperation, and vaccine cooperation.

The two leaders reaffirmed their resolve to building of the Pakistan-China Community for Shared Future in the New Era. The Prime Minister renewed his invitation to President Xi Jinping to undertake a visit to Pakistan at his early convenience.

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Islamabad, February 06, 2022 (PPI-OT): Prime Minister Imran Khan will hold an important meeting Chinese President Xi Jingping in Biejing on Sunday, in which Pakistan China relations, Kashmir issue, Afghanistan and other matters of mutual interest will be discussed. This was stated by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain in a video statement.

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Islamabad, February 06, 2022 (PPI-OT): Five soldiers embraced martyrdom when terrorists from inside Afghanistan across the international border, opened fire on Pakistani troops in Khurram District on Sunday. According to the ISPR, terrorists suffered heavy causalities in Pakistan Army’s retaliation.

Pakistan has strongly condemned the use of Afghan soil by terrorists for activities against Pakistan and expects that interim Afghan Government will not allow such activities against Pakistan in future. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has strongly condemned the cross-border attack on security forces at Pak-Afghan border in Khurram district.

In a statement on Sunday, he expressed sorrow and grief over the martyrdom of security personnel in the attack. The Minister asked the Taliban government to stop such terrorist activities as per its promise. Paying rich tribute to martyrs, he said their sacrifices will not go in vain.

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Government of Pakistan
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Islamabad, February 06, 2022 (PPI-OT): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a meeting with State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi today in Beijing. The Foreign Minister is accompanying the Prime Minister on a visit to China to attend the 24th Olympic Winter Games.

The Foreign Minister congratulated his Chinese counterpart on the successful hosting of the Winter Olympics and conveyed his best wishes on the Chinese Lunar New Year. Recalling their last meeting in Chengdu for the 3rd round of Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue, the Foreign Minister appreciated the measures taken by the two sides to strengthen the All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership between Pakistan and China.

He thanked his counterpart for China’s firm support to Pakistan’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and national development, and reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support to China on all issues of its core interest.

The Foreign Minister underlined thatched Prime Minister’s face-to-face meetings with the Chinese leadership would provide fresh momentum to the bilateral strategic cooperative partnership, add new avenues to practical cooperation, spur high quality development of CPEC including industrial development, and develop greater synergies between the visions of geo-economics and Global Development Initiative.

The two Foreign Ministers also discussed the evolving situation in the region and beyond, in particular the grave humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. Foreign Minister Qureshi briefed State Councillor Wang on the gross human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and systemic assaults on the freedoms of minorities in India.

On Afghanistan, both sides appreciated the important role played by the meeting of the six neighbouring countries in evolving regional consensus and looked forwarded to its third meeting to be held in China. It was agreed to maintain closer coordination to promote the shared objectives of peace, stability and development in Afghanistan and regional connectivity.

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Islamabad, February 06, 2022 (PPI-OT): China and Pakistan have reaffirmed their support to CPEC’s high-quality development and the commitment to ensure the smooth operation of completed projects and the timely completion of projects under construction. This understanding reached during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing during his four-day visit to China.

Both sides acknowledged the major contribution of CPEC projects, particularly in the areas of energy and transport infrastructure, in strengthening Pakistan’s key role in regional connectivity. The two sides agreed to jointly accelerate the construction and operation of Gwadar Port. They are set to build high-quality livelihood projects for the socio-economic development of Gwadar city. They are keen to consolidate bilateral trade relations by fully utilizing the 2nd Phase of Pakistan-China Free Trade Agreement.

China welcomed more of Pakistan’s high-quality food and agricultural products to its market. Welcoming the establishment of Pakistan’s pavilions on Chinese e-commerce platforms, the two sides also agreed to further strengthen cooperation in e-commerce and setting up online payment systems.

Prime Minister Imran Khan thanked Chinese leadership for provision of COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan which have been a mainstay of national mass vaccination drive. Both sides reiterated the importance of people-to-people contacts, tourism cooperation and cultural exchanges for strong bilateral relations.

The two leaders agreed to celebrate Pakistan-China Year of Tourism Exchanges in 2023 and establish strong linkages between the tourism promotion agencies. They are set to make all possible efforts to expand cooperation for the conservation and presentation of heritage and artefacts of the two countries.

On the defence cooperation, the leaders are eager to continue the momentum at various levels between the armed forces of Pakistan and China. They underscored that stronger defence and security cooperation between Pakistan and China is an important factor of peace and stability in the region.

The Pakistan side briefed the Chinese side on the latest developments on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Chinese side reiterated that the Kashmir issue should be peacefully resolved under the UN Charter and relevant Security Council resolutions. On Afghanistan, the two sides underscored the need to expedite humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and its people to avert the looming crisis. During the visit, the two sides signed and concluded a number of agreements, covering bilateral cooperation in a number of sectors.

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Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Government of Pakistan
4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
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