Khyber Pakhtunkhaw government celebrates 70th anniversary of Pakistan-China diplomatic ties

Peshawar: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhaw provincial government celebrated the 70th anniversary of Pakistan-China diplomatic ties with at an official function here.

Presiding over a meeting at the Civil Secretariat, Chief Secretary Kazim Niaz said the Khyber Pakhtunkhaw government was marking the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and People’s Republic of China in a simple manner with strict implementation of the Covid protocols.

He directed that all celebrations in this regard be should be organised with strict compliance of Covid standard operating procedures. “The Pak-China diplomatic relations are very deep and are getting stronger with the passage of time,” he added.

According to an official statement issued here on Wednesday, the senior official directed the relevant administrative secretaries of elementary and secondary education, and higher education departments to arrange the online debate and speech competitions in the context of Pakistan-China friendship.

He directed the Information Department to appropriately highlight the everlasting friendship and diplomatic relations between Pak-China through the print media, radio, electronic media and social media.

Kazim Niaz asked the Local Government and Rural Development Department to display billboards and banners to mark the 70th anniversary of Pak-China diplomatic relations.

He said that the two countries had historic friendly relations which had led to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He said the people of both countries had come closer to each other and economic development had accelerated in the region.