KARACHI: Sino-Pakistan bonds to grow stronger: writers
By Our Reporter
KARACHI, Dec 31: The visiting five-member delegation of Chinese writers group hoped that close brotherly ties between Pakistan and China would further be cemented in the future and paid rich tributes to Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
Addressing the faculty members and students of the Sindh Madressatul Islam (SMI) on Saturday leader of the Chinese Writers group, Zhang Jian, said that Mr Jinnah was not only the founder of Pakistan but he was also a respectable person for China.
“Progress of a country is based on education. Therefore, I hope and wish that all the teachers of the SMI will work for best future generation of Pakistan” he commented and added that “the Chinese people will welcome Pakistan’s youth to visit China to study over there”.
Iftikhar Arif, Chairman of the Pakistan Academy of letters, said that the friendship of Pakistan and China was time-tested.
He said that the students of Pakistan should feel proud to be the heirs of Mehrgarh, Moenjodaro, Harrapa and Taxila civilizations and then of the Islamic welfare state of Pakistan.
SMI Principal Mohammad Ali Shaikh in his welcome address said that Pakistan and China had cordial relations for a long time.
Travellers of China used to visit Sindh in the 6th and 7th centuries and also in the later days, he added.
The Chinese delegation comprised of Zhang Jian, Tanh Bao-Hua, Liu Hua, Ms. Baima Nazhen, Tang Meng-Sheng, Anwer Khan.
The director-general of Pakistan Academy of Letters, Agha Noor Mohammed Pathan, Resident Director PAL, Karachi, Sun Chanye, Consul-General of China in Karachi, Zhang Chaoy, Culture Consul, MA Ting Gang, Vice-Consul, and Zhang Bin, First Secretary of Embassy of China in Islamabad were also present on the occasion.
Earlier, Mohammed Ali Sheikh gave a presentation on Sindh Madressah, its historic, role and Indus Valley Civilization.
The Chinese delegation also visited Anjuman Tarraqi Urdu Pakistan.
Prof Zhang Jian commended Anjuman-i-Tarraqi-i-Urdu’s pivotal role in the promotion of Urdu language and hoped that Urdu would maintain its pace of development under the guidance of its “devoted friends”.
Anjuman’s president Aftab Ahmed Khan in his welcome address observed that China would soon emerge as a “second superpower” of the world.
Other members of the Chinese delegation and office-bearers of the anjuman also spoke.
Prof Sahar Ansari, Syed Azfar Rizvi and Aftab Ahmed Khan presented Ajraks and Sindhi caps and memento to the Chinese guests.
The vice-chancellor of the Urdu varsity, Dr Iqbal Mohsin, Dr Shahab Qidwai, Naqqash Kazmi and others were also present.
The delegation also visited Fine Arts Gallery and Jinnah Museum.
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Pakistan, China to mark 2006 a year of friendship
BEIJING, Jan. 2 (APP): Pakistan, China decided to commemorate 55th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations this year, aimed at reinforcing their efforts to strengthen their multifaceted relationship.
During the year, the two sides are likely to witness high-level visits, bilateral exchanges and greater interaction in the areas like trade, education, culture, tourism and Defence.
"We are looking forward concentrating on people-to-people contacts to transform their strategic alliance into a vibrant socio-economic partnership," officials said here.
The new year will have special significance, since some important Chinese-assisted projects including Gwadar seaport, up-gradation of Karakorum highway and some Hydro power projects will be put into operation.
The two sides also agreed to conclude this year their negotiation on Free Trade Agreement (FTA), slashing duties to zero percent on around 3000 items by end of next year.
Chinese companies are also likely to enhance their participation in Pakistan's economic development. They have shown willingness take part in Jamshore Thermal power project, expansion of Pakistan Steel and exploration of oil and gas fields.
The tele-communication is another area of common interest. According to the official sources, the two sides will explore new avenues of bilateral cooperation in the new year.
The bilateral ties received greater impetus, when Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Pervez Musharraf signed a joint declaration in Beijing in December, 2003, pledging to take their strategic partnership to a new height in the 21st century. Premier Wen Jiabao and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz made another headway in bilateral ties, by signing a treaty of friendship April this year, besides a number of other important agreements, including the ‘Early Harvest Programme that was aimed at boosting their trade ties by launching a free trade regime from January 2006. At the diplomatic front, the two countries maintained close cooperation in the multilateral fora.
They supported each other internationally in pursuit of the common objectives of peace and development at regional level. They took a unanimous position on important issues, like the war against terrorism, UN's reforms as well as peace efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan and Middle East. Similarly, China consistently supported Pakistan's initiatives to peacefully resolve its disputes with India.
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China-Pakistan treaty of friendship, cooperation and good-neighborly relations goes into effect
BEIJING, Jan 4, 2006 -- T
he Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Good-Neighborly Relations between the People's Republic of China and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan went into
effect on Wednesday.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei and Pakistani Ambassador
to China Salman Bashir exchanged the Instruments of Ratification
of the treaty and signed the certificate on behalf of their
respective governments.
Premier Wen Jiabao signed the treaty with his Pakistani
counterpart Shaukat Aziz during his visit to Pakistan in April, 2005.
Exchanging the Instruments of Ratification of the treaty
signified that China and Pakistan have finished all domestic legal
procedures, and that the treaty took effect on Wednesday.
Wu Dawei said the treaty was an embodiment of the common desire
for friendship between the people of the two countries, and
indicated that the China-Pakistan all-weather friendship has
entered a new phase.
This year witnessed the 55th anniversary of the forging of
diplomatic ties between China and Pakistan. Under the joint
efforts of both sides, Wu noted, the Sino-Pakistan strategic and
cooperative partnership would achieve further progress.
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China continue to attach top priority to its friendship with Pakistan
BEIJING, Jan 5 (APP):China will continue to attach top priority to Pakistan as its trust-worthy friend in the region, while developing relationship with its other neighbours.
The amount of trust, confidence and understanding, the two countries enjoy is unprecedented, says Chinese scholars while analyzing country’s foreign policy with the countries in South Asian region.
China believes in friendship with all and enmity with none and wishes to bring normalcy in its relations even with countries like India, with whom after having war in 1962 it still involves in serious border dispute.
Chinese leadership holds in high esteem five principles of ‘peaceful co-existence’ and assured their neighbours to engage itself in equal partnership. The same time, while pursuing an independent foreign policy, China sees no change in its priority areas, traditional alliance with Pakistan for promoting durable partnership in all aras of common interest.
China and India are to celebrate 2006, a year of friendship. But, some analysts, according to a report published in China Daily, have voiced doubts about whether a durable partnership between the two neighbours who have a history of suspicion and hostility can work.
To reinforce the efforts of building strategic partnership, Pakistan and China have also decided to commemorate 2006 as 55th anniversary of establishment of their diplomatic ties.
Pakistan is only country in the world for which Chinese leaders and the people use the phrase’ All weather friend’, showing the depth of their understanding and goodwill in their relationship,? said here a Chinese scholar Yu Dunxin while talking to APP.
Another scholar of China’s institute of strategic studies in Beijing said nothing could affect the decades’ old Sino-Pakistan friendship despite the changes in global and regional situation.
It would be utmost endeavour to further strengthen the deep-rooted friendship and cooperation, which was in the fundamental interest of the people of two countries as well as the peoples of the region and the world as a whole.
According to the sources, the bilateral ties had received greater impetus, with a signing of joint declaration in December, 2003 by the Chinese President Hu Jintao and President Pervez Musharraf that set a direction, bringing their strategic partnership to a new height in the 21st century.
Later in April 2005, Premier Wen Jiabao and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz signed important agreements, including the ‘Early Harvest Programme’, pushing forward their all-round partnership.
During the new year, the two sides are likely to have high-level visits, bilateral exchanges and greater interactions in the areas like trade, education, culture, tourism and Defence.
“We are looking forward concentrating on people-to-people contacts to transform their strategic alliance into a vibrant socio-economic partnership”, said official sources.
Some important Chinese-assisted projects including Gwadar seaport, up-gradation of Karakarum highway and some Hydro power projects will soon be put into operation. The two sides also agreed to conclude this year their negotiation on Free Trade Agreement (FTA), slashing duties to zero percent on around 3000 items by end of 2007.
The Chinese companies have also shown their willingness to take part in Jamshoro Thermal power project, expansion of Pakistan steel and exploration of oil and gas fields. The tele-communication is another area of their common interest.
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