China has played a great role in stablising Pakistan’s economy: Information Minister

Lahore: Pakistan has said that China has played a great role in stabilising Pakistan’s economy.

Speaking at a news conference here, Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said all these positive indicators were showing that business confidence had increased in the country.

He said it was very unfortunate that anti-state elements which could not digest the country’s progress were stuck to their negative agenda. “Chinese engineers were attacked in Dasu and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Dasu and met Chinese engineers and expressed grief over the incident besides offering condolences,” he added.

Tarar said that Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Chaudhry Salik Hussain went to Wuhan, China, on a special flight that carried mortal remains of five Chinese personnel, who had died in the terror attack and expressed condolences with the Chinese government and officials.

He said that the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) had always given importance to Pakistan-China friendship. He maintained that after the Dadu incident, the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited the Chinese Embassy and met the Chinese Ambassador.

The premier also visited Dasu to boost the morale of the Chinese engineers and give a message that Pakistan gives high importance to its friendship with China, he mentioned.

Attaullah Tarar said that the Prime Minister had presided over many meetings on Chinese security and a committee was formed for an inquiry into the Dasu incident as Chinese.

The minister informed that that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had ordered action against top police officials, Dasu Hydropower Project Security Director and Khyber Pakhtunkhaw Special Security Unit Commandant in fifteen days.

The information minister contended that the quick action was a proof that no compromise would be tolerated on the security of the Chinese in future. He further said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was personally supervising security matters pertaining to Chinese projects and the Chinese and an effective system was being evolved in this regard.

Tarar underlined that the Pak armed forces and law enforcement agencies of the country were determined to root out terrorism and would not allow anybody to harm the country’s peace.

The minister said that the incumbent government was taking all possible measures to strengthen the national economy and the economy and the industry both were showing positive signs.

“The stability of the rupee helped stabilize the country’s economy and positive news were coming with regard to the stock exchange as well,” he underscored.