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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday departed on a four-day visit to China, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
In a post on X, the PMO said that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, IT Minister Shaza Fatima, and PM’s adviser Tariq Fatemi were also accompanying the premier on the trip.
A day earlier, the Foreign Office had announced that the premier would undertake an official visit to China from May 23 to 26.
“The visit assumes special significance as Pakistan and China commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. It will provide an opportunity to reaffirm the abiding strength of the Pakistan-China all-weather strategic cooperative partnership and advance the shared vision of building an even closer Pakistan-China community with a shared future,” it said.
