BEIJING: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in
Beijing on Friday to pa
rticipate in the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) forum, aimed at regional development through win-win cooperation.
Li Shixiang, vice chairm
an of Beij
ing Municipal Chinese People Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and China’s Ambassador to Pakistan Sun Weidong received the prime minister at the
Beijing International Airport.
A contingent of static guard presented salute to the prime minister as he alighted from his aircraft.
The prime minister’s entourage included four chief ministers; Shahbaz Sharif of Punjab, Pervaiz Khattak of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, Sanaullah Zehri of Balochistan and Murad Ali Shah of Sindh. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Railways Minister Saad Rafique, Minister for Planning Dr Ahsan Iqbal, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir, State Minister for Information Technology Anousha Rehman and PM’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz also accompanied the prime minister.
