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ISLAMABAD: AUG 2: Pakistan is set to offer free visas to Chinese citizens starting August 14, showing Islamabad’s commitment to Beijing, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday.
The premier’s statement came during his meeting with a 12-member high-level Chinese delegation led by Minister Wang Fukang who called on him.
Speaking to the delegation, the prime minister said that during his recent visit to China, he requested President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Li Qiang to send experts to Pakistan.
“The goal is to model Pakistan’s economy after China’s. Today, these experts are here, and we’re confident that progress will follow soon.”
Welcoming the delegation by emphasising that China and Pakistan are eternal friends, with a friendship that know no bounds, he emphasised that industrial cooperation was crucial at this time and expressed hope that it could be shifted to Pakistan.
