Provincial Health Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Syed Qasim Ali Shah, has said that Pakistan and China are long-standing friends whose friendship is considered exemplary worldwide. He expressed these views while talking to the media during his visit to China Window, a Chinese cultural center in Peshawar.
The provincial minister visited various galleries of China Window, signed the friendship wall, and recorded his comments in the guests book. On this occasion, he said that the main reason for Pakistan-China relations is the full trust of both countries in each other and helping each other in difficult times. Syed Qasim Ali Shah said that besides the friendly relationship between the two countries, the economic and cultural relations are also enviable. In this regard, he referred to CPEC and said that this project is a proud project for the economic development of Pakistan.
He said that with the establishment of Rashkai Economic Zone, more than two lakh employment opportunities will be created where the factories will be set up. Likewise, Pakistan will also get valuable foreign exchange from exports to Central Asian countries, including Afghanistan. In response to a question related to law and order, Syed Qasim Ali Shah said that the provincial government and security agencies are using all resources to mantain law and order, and all foreigners, including Chinees, should be provided with all possible security. The provincial minister said that the founder chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan, also wanted to build better relations with China, but some circles tried to create misunderstandings in which they did not succeed.
Regarding the Chinese cultural center established in Peshawar, he said that the China Window has given the people of Peshawar and the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa an opportunity to come closer to their Chinese brothers and sisters, and they believe that the message of friendship to the Chinese people from Peshawar is commendable, while the Chinese language teaching program in China Window is also commendable.
