Outgoing Punjab CM meets Chinese CG, vows to boost ties

Gwadar Pro

Lahore: Outgoing Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday afternoon held a meeting with the Consul General of China in Lahore Zhao Shiren and vowed to continue efforts to further boost the bilateral cooperation.

The Chinese Consul General felicitated CM Mohsin Naqvi on being elected as the Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and he completes his caretaker term after general elections. A new regular CM will take over in the next few days.

The Chinese Consul General lauded the performance of CM for extending exemplary services for the people of Punjab during the last one year.

The Chinese Consul General acknowledged that the CM accomplished public welfare projects with an extraordinary speed in a highly short span of time, adding that his public services are highly appreciated at every level.

He said the CM worked in a highly proactive manner and delivered to the optimum for the welfare of the people of Punjab. Mr. Zhao Shiren also expressed his good wishes for the CM.

Mohsin Naqvi thanked the Chinese Consul General on extending enormous assistance in order to cope up with the smog challenges and in other sectors. The CM remarked that China is a strategic partner of Pakistan, adding that China has stood with Pakistan in every time of trial and tribulation. The relationships with China have further deepened during the last one year. “The level of acknowledgment which has been accorded to me during my visit to China by the Communist Party of China will always be remembered,” the CM maintained.

Mohsin Naqvi extended an invitation to the Chinese and Iranian Consul Generals to witness a Pakistan Super League (PSL) cricket match. The Chinese CG accepted the invitation and thanked the CM.

Caretaker Provincial Ministers Amir Mir and Azfar Ali Nasir were also present.