Govt to further strengthen ties with China, says Imran

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister-in-waiting Imran Khan on Saturday said his government will further strengthen ties with neighbouring China.

In a statement posted in Chinese language from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) official twitter account, the party chief said: “We will strengthen and improve our relations with China. We want to work towards success of CPEC.”

He further said: “We want to send teams to learn poverty alleviation from China. How to lift our most poor who can’t even eat two meals a day.”

Mr. Khan said Afghanistan is that neighbour of ours that has seen the most human misery and damage in the name of wars. The people of Afghanistan need peace, and Pakistan wants peace in Afghanistan, he added.