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Pak-China friendship necessary for regional peace: Qazi
 Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmed Tuesday stressed the need to further consolidate people to people contacts between Pakistan and China adding Pakistan-China friendship is need of the hour for attaining regional peace. "We have good relations at government level, but there is need to strengthen people to people contacts" the JI Chief told media on Tuesday. The Jamaat delegation is currently visiting China at the invitation of ruling Communist Party of China (CPC). Qazi Hussain Ahmed said the delegation at a meeting held today with Vice-Chairperson of National People's Congress Tali Waldi agreed that the Sino-Pak friendship is immortal and would continue to deepen with the passage of time. He said that the exchanges and contacts between the political parties would bring politicians and parliamentarians of the two countries closer. On the occasion, he also called for further enhancing cooperation in economic field. The delegation, which arrived here on Monday attended a reception the same evening hosted by Ambassador Masood Khan at Pakistan House. On the second leg of their visit to China, the JI delegation will leave here for Xian Wednesday. It will also go to Shanghai on a 3-day visit starting from Feb 14.Posted by: Fred 2009-02-11 |
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