KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday congratulated the government and people of China on the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, describing Pakistan-China friendship as an enduring partnership based on mutual trust, sovereign equality and support for each other’s core interests.
The chief minister was speaking at a reception hosted by Acting Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Karachi, Feng Deheng, to mark China’s National Day.
Speaking on the occasion, CM Murad said China had emerged as one of the most remarkable development success stories in modern history through determination, innovation and strategic vision.
He said China had lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty, developed world-class infrastructure, emerged as a global leader in science and technology and become a major engine of international economic growth.
The chief minister also highlighted China’s emphasis on modernisation, high-quality development and the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind under the leadership of President Xi Jinping.
He said China’s achievements in economic transformation, technological advancement, green development and social progress had earned international recognition and inspired developing countries seeking prosperity and sustainable growth.
Mr Shah also appreciated China’s contribution to global peace, development and international cooperation, saying that its emphasis on dialogue, mutual respect, multilateralism and win-win cooperation provided opportunities for constructive engagement among nations.
Referring to China’s Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Civilisation Initiative, he said these efforts reflected the importance of inclusive development, collective security, cultural understanding and a more equitable international order.
The chief minister said Pakistan and China shared a friendship that had withstood the test of time and described their relationship as an All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership. “For decades, our two nations have stood shoulder to shoulder, supporting one another in moments of challenge and celebrating each other’s achievements,” he said, adding that the enduring friendship was a source of pride for both peoples and a cornerstone of regional cooperation and stability.
He said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative, had added a transformative dimension to bilateral relations.
Through enhanced connectivity, energy projects, industrial development and infrastructure investments, CPEC had contributed significantly to Pakistan’s economic landscape and development prospects, he added.
Shah said Sindh, being Pakistan’s economic and commercial hub, occupied a central position in Pakistan-China cooperation. “We are pleased to see growing Chinese investment and collaboration across multiple sectors, including energy, ports and logistics, industry, agriculture, information technology, urban infrastructure, healthcare and education,” he said.
He said the Sindh government highly valued its partnership with Chinese institutions and enterprises and remained committed to creating an enabling environment for investment.
Chinese Acting Consul General Feng Deheng said that China and Pakistan are “good neighbours linked by mountains and rivers, good friends bonded by trust, good partners in mutual assistance, and good brothers sharing weal and woe.”
He said that over the past 75 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the two countries had understood, trusted and supported each other, forging an “unbreakable traditional friendship.”
“Our two sides have long maintained high-level political mutual trust, high-level practical cooperation, high-level security cooperation and high-level international coordination,” Feng said.
He added that China and Pakistan had firmly supported each other on issues concerning their respective core interests and major concerns, setting “a fine example of state-to-state relations.”
“We are pleased to see that the Pakistani people have kept making new achievements in your national development,” he said, adding that Pakistan’s macroeconomic situation had stabilised and “turned for the better,” with the quality and efficiency of economic development improving.
Feng said Pakistan was also playing a “unique mediating role” in regional conflicts and congratulated the Pakistani people on their achievements at home and abroad.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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