LAHORE
\nMaryam Nawaz Sharif is set to become the first woman chief minister of Punjab to visit China.
\nThe chief minister has formally received invitation from the ruling Communist Party of China. She has been invited for an official visit from Dec 8 to 15.
\nShe will be flanked by a delegation during the eight-day trip when she will visit major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong.
\nThe invitation expresses a desire to enhance mutual cooperation between China\u2019s ruling party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
\nIt also emphasises the promotion of deep mutual ties and friendship between the neighbouring countries.
\nDuring the visit, collaboration on matters related to information technology, healthcare, industry, smog, and climate change will be reviewed.
\nThere will also be discussions on business and trade relations between the private sectors of Punjab and China.
\nDuring the visit, Maryam Nawaz Sharif will be briefed on China\u2019s development model, governance system, and the promotion of bilateral cooperation.
\nThe Punjab CM will also meet prominent Chinese leaders and key government officials during the visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE Maryam Nawaz Sharif is set to become the first woman chief minister of Punjab to visit China. The chief minister has formally received invitation from the ruling Communist Party of China. She has been invited for an official visit from Dec 8 to 15. She will be flanked by a delegation during the eight-day […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397893,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-446620","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n