Murad calls for expanded China-Sindh cooperation

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah marked China's National Day at a Karachi reception on Monday, congratulating China on the 77th anniversary of the People's Republic. According to Business Recorder, he described the Pakistan-China friendship as a lasting partnership resting on mutual trust, equal sovereignty and backing for each other's core interests. The event was hosted by Acting Consul General Feng Deheng.

Shah credited China with pulling hundreds of millions from poverty while building modern infrastructure and becoming a leader in science and technology. He also welcomed China's Global Development, Global Security and Global Civilisation initiatives as steps toward inclusive growth and a fairer international order. The chief minister added that CPEC, a flagship Belt and Road project, had given the bilateral relationship a transformative dimension through connectivity, energy and industry.

Shah said Sindh, as the country's economic and commercial hub, was central to cooperation and welcomed growing Chinese involvement in energy, ports, logistics, agriculture, information technology, healthcare and education. He pledged that the provincial government would keep working to create conditions favourable to investment. Feng Deheng, in turn, described ties as built on trust and mutual assistance, and said conditions in Pakistan had steadied while economic development gained in quality and efficiency.