Pakistan-China bilateral partnership ‘made in heaven’: PM Kakar

Islamabad: Pakistani Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has said that Pakistan-China bilateral partnership was “made in heaven.”

He maintained that Pakistan blindly trusted China and that the country would not allow anything to undermine the bilateral strategic partnership.

The PM, in his opening remarks while meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said Pakistan firmly supported One China policy and would show it through its actions, not mere words.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Third Belt and Road Forum, attended by leadership and representatives of around 140 nations, read and official statement.

“Pakistan will not take an inch back when it comes to our relations with China,” PM Kakar remarked as the two leaders met to discuss the bilateral and regional matters.

President Xi warmly received the Prime Minister as he arrived to hold the meeting accompanied by his delegation members, including Shamshad Akhtar, Sarfaraz Bugti, Gohar Ejaz and others.

The Prime Minister thanked the Chinese leader for inviting him to attend the “historic” Belt and Road Forum and also congratulated him for the “resounding” success of the event.

He said President Xi’s address at the Forum was “profound, deep and visionary,” which offered a lot of opportunities for the countries like Pakistan.

“I used to hear the phrases of (Pakistan-China friendship) ‘sweeter than honey’ and ‘iron clad brotherhood’, but I realise that this moment is for Pakistan when you say ‘when China does well, the rest of the world does well. This is the moment for Pakistan to come and seize the opportunity,” the PM underlined.

He mentioned that the eight proposals President Xi had put forth at the Forum were actually a roadmap for not just physical connectivity but also an important stabilising factor in international order.

Prime Minister Kakar said the Belt and Road Initiative was a “pragmatic” and “practical” answer to the global political, economic and civilisational challenges faced by many nations.

He stressed that China’s unprecedented progress was a role model which transformed the lives of the millions of its people, also having no parallel in the world history.

He told the Chinese president that across the whole political structures in Pakistan, there was no dissenting view about China.

Prime Minister Kakar emphasized that President Xi’s vision of the community of shared future was very relevant in the current disturbing time.