Overview

• At a reception marking China’s 76th national anniversary in Islamabad, Ambassador Jiang Zaidong pledged to carry out leaders’ consensus and advance a 63-measure action plan across seven fields.
• He said cooperation will lean on an upgraded CPEC to channel projects into industry, agriculture, and mining, coupled with work to upgrade the free trade pact to lift Pakistani exports to China.
• Jiang emphasized people-focused initiatives including small livelihood projects, healthcare and education cooperation, climate response, and expanded youth exchanges.
• Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani reiterated Pakistan’s “all-weather” partnership with China and cited JF-17 and J-10C programs as examples of stabilizing defence ties.
• The renewed commitments follow President Asif Ali Zardari’s 10-day visit across Sichuan, Shanghai, and Xinjiang that Chinese officials say added new momentum to bilateral cooperation.