Analysts say PM Shehbaz’s visit to China will further strengthen bilateral ties

Analysts say the visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to China will further strengthen Sino-Pak relations and give impetus to the CPEC projects. Speaking in a program of News and Current Affairs Channel of Radio Pakistan, former Foreign Secretary Najmuddin Shaikh said Pakistan’s relations with China have assumed special importance in recent times. He said there are immense investment opportunities in Pakistan for foreign companies and we need to cultivate the strong relations with China and invite Chinese investment in various sectors of economy. A Beijing based journalist Zoon Ahmad Khan said Shehbaz Sharif’s visit will push forward work on the CPEC project and increase people to people contacts. Another Beijing based journalist Dr Zafar Malik said it is very important visit and the Prime Minister is likely to include various new areas of cooperation in CPEC.