Overview

• At the Xinjiang Islamic Institute in Ürümqi, Asif Ali Zardari praised the school’s role in religious education and cultural exchange between Pakistan and China.
• Institute officials briefed him on a curriculum that blends Quran, Hadith, Fiqh and Arabic with history, ethics, computer literacy, civil law, Mandarin and regional religious policy.
• Zardari met Xinjiang Party Secretary Chen Xiaojiang and said Pakistan will work with China to counter terrorism and extremism while deepening cooperation in agriculture, manufacturing, mining and new technologies.
• He highlighted Xinjiang’s importance to the China‑Pakistan Economic Corridor and pointed to opportunities tied to Special Economic Zones in Gilgit‑Baltistan.
• Earlier in Shanghai, he assured Chery’s chairman that Pakistan would support projects for new energy vehicles, electric buses and local auto‑parts production.