Overview

• President Asif Ali Zardari toured Kashgar’s Etigar Mosque, where he was received by CPC official Yao Ning and Imam Maimaiti Juben and offered Asr prayer.
• He inspected the Kashgar Free Trade Zone, a 3.56 sq km logistics hub with road, rail and air links, trade ties to 118 countries, and connections to Sost and Gwadar ports.
• He reviewed the zone’s Digital Trade Centre, established in 2024 and now hosting more than 5,400 companies, alongside cross‑border e‑commerce exhibits.
• Zardari met Serene Air CEO Yunchun Yang, urged the airline to expand service in Pakistan, and received a pledge of further investment in the aviation sector.
• At Kashgar University, he emphasized youth and education as pillars of long‑term ties and engaged Pakistani students studying on Chinese-funded scholarships.