PM Shehbaz commends role of MWL & Saudi Arabia on important issues faced by Muslim Ummah especially Palestine & Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, Oct 06 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has commended the role of Muslim World League and Saudi Arabia on important issues faced by Muslim Ummah especially Palestine and Kashmir.
He was talking to Secretary General Muslim World League Dr. Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa who called on him in Islamabad on Thursday. The Prime Minister said Pakistan greatly values its relationship with Saudi Arabia which are deep rooted in common faith, values and culture.
Highlighting the devastation caused by floods, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked Saudi Arabia for providing assistance to Pakistan in these difficult times. The Prime Minister was also appreciative of the role being played by Muslim World League for promotion of unity, peace and inter-faith harmony.
Meanwhile Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government is completing the CPEC related projects on priority basis. He was talking to a delegation of China Road and Bridge Corporation headed by its Vice President Ye Chengyin in Islamabad on Thursday.
The Prime Minister said the government is ensuring transparency in development projects and those relating to public importance will be completed on urgent basis.
Shehbaz Sharif said both Pakistan and China are longstanding friends and their relations date back to decades.
The Prime Minister said China has always stood by Pakistan in difficult times. He said the entire Pakistani nation is grateful to the Chinese leadership for their assistance to the flood victims.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister was given a detailed briefing on the ongoing and completed projects. It was informed that Havelian-Thakot section of Karakorum highway has been completed while work is in progress on its second phase from Thakot to Raikot.
The meeting was also apprised of the progress made on other projects including Karachi Coastal Development, Rashakai Special Economic Zone, Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-9) Babusar Tunnel and railway corridor from Karachi Port Trust to Pipri.
The Prime Minister directed the authorities concerned to complete all the CPEC related projects in the stipulated period.
The Chinese delegation was appreciative of the steps taken by the government for timely completion of CPEC projects. In addition, China Road and Bridge Corporation showed interest of investing in Pakistan’s ten thousand megawatts solarization project.
Vice President Ye Chengyin presented a cheque of one hundred thousand dollars to the Prime Minister for the relief and assistance of flood victims.