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By Global Times Published: May 21, 2021 09:03 PM Updated: May 21, 2021 11:06 PM
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani President Arif Alvi on Friday exchanged congratulatory messages on 70 years of diplomatic ties, highlighting mutual trust and support with all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, and a series of activities were held to celebrate the friendship that has withstood difficult times, including the pandemic.
The top leaders expressed their wish to deepen cooperation and push forward the high-quality operation of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang also exchanged messages with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, where Li reiterated China giving priority to Pakistan in diplomacy. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi exchanged messages with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at Friday s routin
2021-05-21 17:35:21 GMT2021-05-22 01:35:21(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Misbah Saba Malik
ISLAMABAD, May 21 (Xinhua) The Pakistan-China diplomatic relations were established 70 years ago and with the passage of time, the friendship between the two countries has flourished in the hearts of the peoples of both countries.
Friday marked the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the bilateral relations and Pakistani officials, experts and the general public believe that the deep-rooted friendship is growing day by day and every coming generation cherishes the friendship even more than the previous one.
Now, many Pakistanis celebrate Chinese festivals like the Chinese New Year in their homes and schools every year, and many others get economic benefits from the growing economic cooperation between the two countries, which bear witness to the strengthening of relations.
Pakistan bares 3.94% GDP growth target, almost double IMF, World Bank forecasts
Muzaffar Rizvi/Dubai Filed on May 21, 2021
The performance of Pakistan’s agricultural sector has been critical in helping the country’s economic revival, with the government pledging more support.
(AFP)
Agricultural, industrial and services sectors driving economic revival and rosier outlook
Pakistan estimated provisional GDP growth for the 2020-21 financial year at 3.94 per cent, which is almost double the forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the planning ministry said on Friday.
In a statement, the ministry attributed higher economic growth to the better performance in the agricultural, industrial and services sectors.
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