BEIJING
\nSenator Mushahid Hussain Sayed Sunday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) forward with new vigor, vitality and in a rejuvenated manner ensuring multifaceted development of the flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
\n\u201cIn the first day in office as Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif met the Chinese Acting Ambassador and told her that Pakistan considers China as Pakistan\u2019s closest friend and strongest partner and we will take the CPEC forward with new vigor, with new vitality and in a rejuvenated manner,\u201d he said while discussing future of Pakistan-China relations and future cross border collaboration in CGTN program,The Hub with Wang Guan.
\nSenator Mushahid remarked that China had a very old and longstanding relationship with PM Shehbaz Sharif.
\nWhen the Belt and Road Initiative of President Xi Jinping was launched, the CPEC was its centrepiece, and that was taken forward by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother Shehbaz Sharif was then the Chief Minister of Punjab.
\nHe said that under the new government, there would be a broad based acceleration in Pakistan-China relations in all domains.
\n\u201cChina is number one, in terms of a foreign policy priority, which the prime minister made clear when he listed the list of countries and his formulation has been very warmly welcomed in China. So, we have no doubt,\u201d he added.
\nSenator Mushahid said that China was one country in Pakistan, on which there was across the board national consensus and entire leadership agreed with that China was the number one friend.
\n\u201cSo, China friendship is the cornerstone of Pakistan\u2019s foreign policy, and I see this relationship being further developed and taken to new heights of the development,\u201d he added.
\nIn response to a question about continued momentum in CPEC projects, he said that the first phase of CPEC was completed under the period when Nawaz Sharif was in power.
\n\u201cThe second phase is bigger. And you will see perhaps acceleration in the field of agriculture, in the field of Information Technology, in the field of tourism, and also infrastructure, especially the railway project,\u201d he added.
\nHe said that Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif had already announced during his visit to Karachi that his government would expand CPEC. So, there would be multifaceted development of CPEC.
\nSenator Mushahid opined that CPEC framework also united the federation of Pakistan through infrastructure and energy projects and it had resolved a lot of problems, adding, \u201cSo, we feel CPEC is the character of a better tomorrow for the people of Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEIJING Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed Sunday said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) forward with new vigor, vitality and in a rejuvenated manner ensuring multifaceted development of the flagship project of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). \u201cIn the first day in office as Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif met the Chinese […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-255567","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n