A delegation of seven parliamentarians led by Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman of the Pakistan Senate Defence Committee and Founder Chairman of Pakistan-China Institute (PCI) arrived in Beijing on the morning of July 5 to begin their nine-day visit to China. They are the first parliamentary delegation from Pakistan to visit the country after the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Senator Mushahid Hussain, the Delegation, “representing 6 political parties from all four provinces, is visiting China with a three-pronged purpose, that is, to reaffirm Pakistan Parliament’s commitment to promoting Pakistan-China friendship as the pillar of Pakistan’s foreign policy, learn from the Chinese experience of development and modernization with a view to imbibing lessons that can take the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor forward in the new phase, and exchange views with Chinese counterparts on the rapidly changing situation in our neighborhood so that Pakistan and China can tackle common challenges collectively”.
During stay in China, the delegation will partake in a series of high-level meetings with senior officials of China’s Foreign Ministry, the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee (CPCCC), and the China Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy (CIIDS), a leading think tank in China.
Discussions will be held between the delegation and deputies to the National People’s Congress, members of CPPCC and media for understanding of China's whole-process people's democracy and Chinese path to modernization. These discussions are either hosted or coordinated by CIIDS.
Moreover, the delegation will also visit Jingshan Sub-district of Dongcheng District, Chunshu Sub-district of Xicheng District, Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), National Museum of China, and will meet business leaders and media personnel.
The parliamentarians include Mahesh Kumar Mallani, MNA and Minister of State for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination; Mohsin Dawar, MNA, Chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs; Muhammad Abubakar, MNA, Chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs; Ghous Bux Khan Maher, Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan; Dr Nisar Ahmad Cheema, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Science and Technology, National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination; and Senator Sana Jamali, Member of the Senate Standing Committee on Power, National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, Science and Technology, and Water Resources.
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Editor: Olivia, Jasmine
