Federal Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar said on Thursday that Pakistan highly values China’s continued support on issues of its national security, territorial integrity and the war on terror.
Chinese commitment to Pakistan’s infrastructural development, capacity building and emergency relief operations is unmatched and commendable, he said.
The minister said this while addressing a documents signing ceremony for handing over capacity building equipment to Pakistan provided by the Chinese government.
Economic Affairs Division Secretary Tariq Bajwa and Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong signed the documents.
With a view to enhance the capacity of law enforcement and health institutions, the government of China has provided 425 police pickups and 80 ambulances apart from other office equipment worth Chinese Yuan 95 million. The equipment would be used in all the four provinces, Gilgit Baltistan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Islamabad Capital Territory.
The Chinese ambassador said that the provision of this equipment was carried out under the letter of exchange signed between China and Pakistan during the visit of Chinese president to Pakistan. He said this is the 65th year of Pak-China relations and this tested friendship would be further strengthened in future.
