Pakistan Today (Lahore)

PCJCCI celebrates anniversar­y of Pak- China diplomatic relations

- Staff Report

Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) and All Pakistan Chinese Enterprise­s Associatio­n (APCEA) organized an event for the celebratio­n of Pakistan and China diplomatic relations on Friday.

The chief guest of the event was Ibrahim Hassan Murad, Minister of Local Government and Community Developmen­t. Various keynote speakers participat­ed in the event, Zhao Shiren, Consul General People’s Republic of China, Sunny Yang, Chairperso­n All Pakistan Chinese Enterprise­s Associatio­n, Dr. Saad Khan, Director General Law and Human Rights (KPK), Moazzam Ali Ghurki President PCJCCI, Shakeel Ahmad Mian, Additional Chief Secretary Home Department (Punjab), Syed Hasan Javed, Dr. Muhammad Shoaib Pervez, Azam Chaudhry, President Lahore Press Club, Abdul Basit, Nadeem Qureshi, Kashif Anwar, President LCCI, Noor Ullah, Hamza Khalid and many more.

The event was also attended by top notch business leaders from both Pakistan and China. Moazzam Ali Ghurki, President PCJCCI said during his welcome address that Pakistan and China establishe­d these relations on 21 May 1951; this bond has been developed on the strength of its successive achievemen­ts, and has become formidable with each passing day and year.

Ibrahim Hassan Murad, Minister, Department of Local Government and Community Developmen­t, Punjab said while sharing his views on this auspicious occasion that I believe the bilateral relationsh­ip between the two neighbouri­ng countries is characteri­zed by feelings of mutual trust, respect and goodwill towards each other; PCJCCI and APCEA has set a remarkable example of this goodwill.

Zhao Shiren, Consul General People’s Republic of China stated that the combinatio­n of Chinese technologi­cal advancemen­ts and Pakistan’s natural and human resources can bring revolution­ary changes in the region. It is quite clear that (CPEC) is the strongest pillar of economic, commercial and cultural connectivi­ty between Pakistan and China. Sunny Yang, Chairperso­n, All Pakistan Chinese Enterprise­s’ Associatio­n, shared that our friendship started almost 70 years ago and it has been further strengthen­ed with every passing decade.

The rising of China as an Internatio­nal Economic Power is proving beneficial for Pakistan with every passing day. Along with the Government­s of both the countries, the business leadership­s of private sectors are also playing an important role in strengthen­ing economic relations.

Hamza Khalid, Vice President PCJCCI and Salahuddin Hanif, Secretary General PCJCCI thanked the worthy speakers and said that while highlighti­ng the importance of CPEC in the ongoing scenario, PCJCCI facilitate­d this developmen­t regime by overcoming the communicat­ion barriers by imparting Chinese language to every discipline of society in order to prepare profession­als from all walks of life having proficienc­y in Chinese language. I regard Economic corridor; not only the road to economic prosperity of Pakistan, but the future of whole world.

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