Shujat says Pak-China friendship a matter of pride

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujat Hussain on Sunday said that Pakistan-China friendship was a matter of pride and China had rendered great services for the progress and prosperity of the people of Pakistan.

Shujat and Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Sunday hosted a luncheon reception for Chinese Ambassador Jing Yao in Islamabad.

On the occasion, they said that they were grateful to China as it always supported Pakistan in difficult times.

The Chinese ambassador said that the interest of the people of Pakistan was very dear to China, adding that people of both countries would benefit from the fruits of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) whereas strategic relations between Pakistan and China were in the interest of the people of the region.

Luncheon reception was also attended by a number of diplomats from various countries, including Holland, Turkey, Spain, India, Bahrain, Iran, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic and Nepal among others.

PML-Q Central General Secretary Tariq Bashir Cheema, Kamil Ali Agha, Muhammad Basharat Raja, General (r) Ehsanul Haq, Shahid Iqbal, Ejaz Awan, Dr Khalid Ranjha, Gohar Ayub Khan, Ajmal Khan Wazir, Wajeehuzzaman, Mehboob Ullah Jan, Mian Imran Masood, Zafar Bakhtarvi and senior anchors were also present on the occasion.