PM Shehbaz departs for China on four-day visit to 'strengthen strategic partnership'
Key takeaways
- ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday departed for China on a four-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral strategic cooperation and expanding economic engagement between the two countries.
- "The visit assumes special significance as Pakistan and China commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
- The prime minister will also witness the exchange of agreements and memoranda of understanding between companies from both countries.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday departed for China on a four-day official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral strategic cooperation and expanding economic engagement between the two countries.
The prime minister left for Hangzhou in the first phase of his visit, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi, the government of Pakistan said in a X post.