ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi said that as China-Pakistan cooperation was proceeding to greater depths, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting shall play a greater role in extending all possible cooperation to Chinese enterprises in developing greater understanding and cooperation on areas of common interests.

Delivering his speech at launching ceremony of report on ten years of China Pakistan Economic Corridor by All Pakistan China Enterprises Association and Pakistan China Institute, he said that Ministry of Information and its associated organisations like Pakistan Television, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation and Associated Press of Pakistan were already engaged with their counterparts in structured framework to enhance media cooperation.

Appreciating Pakistan-China Institute for hosting such timely and important event, he said, “This event is important in sense that it will highlight significance and outstanding work being done by Chinese enterprises in Pakistan to world”. Interim Minister said that professionalism and consistency through which Chinese enterprises continued work on CPEC despite global pandemic when almost every project in world had hit snag, had been lauded by governments of Pakistan and China as well as international media, which was flooded with stories regarding resilience of project of such magnitude.

He noted that over 201-member companies of APCEA have so far invested $ 25 billion in Pakistan and employed over 85,000 locals, which affirmed notion of CPEC being game-changer and demonstration project of Belt and Road Initiative.

Primary School and Pak-China Technical and Vocational Institute in Gwadar were seeds of change being brought by Chinese enterprises. Solangi appreciated increasing cooperation between Pakistan and China in green development, special economic zones, textile sector, agriculture and digital economy.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 07 2023

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