By Masood
Sattar Khan in Beijing
(Pakistan
News & Features Services)
A delegation of Pakistan’s young parliamentarians visited
Hangshui town in Sichuan province where they were briefed about grassroots
structure of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The party building in the town
was shown to the delegation and they also interacted with members of the local
community.
Tang Wenjin, the Vice Secretary General of the CPC Sichuan
Province, hosted a luncheon reception in the honour of the 15-member
delegation, comprising of the young parliamentarians of the Pakistan Muslim
League (Nawaz).
Both sides discussed areas of mutual cooperation and
discussed the current projects underway in Pakistan with Chinese collaboration.
Speaking on the occasion, Hamza Shahbaz Sharif, a Member
National Assembly, observed that he overwhelmed by the warmth and affection
extended to him and his delegation by the Chinese government and the Communist
Party.
He remarked that the Chinese investment of $30 billion which
was announced during Punjab Chief Minister’s recent visit will play a big role
in prosperity of Pakistan and bringing the people of the two nations even
closer.
The delegation also visited Sichuan University and the
Pakistan Study Centre based at this varsity. The professors and senior university
staff members briefed the delegation about the cooperation between the
University with various Pakistani universities including the Punjab University
and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
The delegation expressed gratitude to the university
administration for taking such keen interest in Pakistan studies and for
enrolling Pakistani students at the university.
