Beijing: China-Pakistan Investment and Trade Symposium was held in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, aiming to attract Chinese enterprises to invest in Pakistan. 

Pakistan Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi said that the economic relationship between Pakistan and China has been gaining momentum with the latest developments such as the conclusion of several agriculture market access protocols. 

“We have decided to take steps to enhance cooperation through institutional development and B2B exchanges to promote trade and investment”, he added. 
Ghulam Qadir, Commercial Counsellor at Pakistani Embassy in Beijing introduced the policies and invited Chinese investors to invest in Pakistan, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Wednesday. “From January-March of 2024, Shandong Province’s import from Pakistan crossed $36.25 million. In the same period, Pakistan’s exports to China crossed $704.40 million”, he added.

 Lin Changhua, Deputy Director, SCODA (China-SCO Local Economic and Trade Cooperation Demonstration Area), Wang Lanyou, CCPIT (China Council for the Promotion of International Trade) Qingdao, and Wang Zihai, Director of Pakistan China Center also encouraged investors to invest in Pakistan and highlighted the role of Qingdao City in enhancing economic integration of SCO countries.

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday lauded the role of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in the promotion of higher education in the country and assured his all-out support for the institution’s uplift.

The president said this in a meeting with IIUI President Professor Dr. Hathal Homoud Alotaibi and Rector Professor Dr. Samina Malik here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

The university rector apprised the president of the IIUI’s performance and services in the higher education sector.

In the meeting, they discussed the overall performance of the institution as well as its administrative matters.

The president was told that the IIUI had formulated a Strategic Plan 2022-2026 to promote research and development, innovation and digitalisation that would also help improve the university’s financial and administrative affairs. In the briefing, President Zardari was told that Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was extending assistance for the university’s uplift and development as it had already funded the construction of a new university block and for the provision of modern educational facilities.

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar on Tuesday informed the National Assembly that on the request of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership the medical tests of Bushra Bibi were conducted in one of the best private hospitals of Islamabad.

Responding to a point of order raised by Leader of the Opposition Omar Ayub, he said that due to objections raised by the PTI leadership regarding government hospitals, Bushra Bibi’s tests were got conducted from the private hospital.

He said there was no reason for referring Bushra Bibi to another hospital of PTI’s choice as all her tests were clear. He regretted that the PTI leadership had exaggerated her health issue.