China donates Ramadan gift package

By Masood Sattar Khan
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

To mark the holy month of Ramadan, the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, donated a Ramadan gift package to the Minister of State for Frontier Region, Shaharyar Khan Afridi, in Islamabad.

“Pakistan and China are good neighbours and good brothers. The traditional friendship between the two countries has passed the test of time and has been highly cherished by all walks of life in Palestine,” Pakistan’s federal minister stated on the occasion, according to the details shared by the Chinese Embassy. 

“Pakistan sincerely congratulates China on its major victory in the fight against the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in the short span of time and appreciates China's active participation in international anti-epidemic cooperation,” Shaharyar Afridi complimented. 

“The epidemic situation is spreading rapidly in Pakistan and we thank the Chinese government and people for providing a large amount of anti-epidemic materials and sending medical expert teams to Pakistan. This once again reflects the sincere friendship between Pakistan and China for breathing and destiny,” he added.

“The epidemic is a common challenge for the international community, and it has made life difficult for 2.8 million Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Pakistan is hosting refugees from Afghanistan for more than 40 years. Due to limited resources, it urgently needs the help of the international community,” the Minister said. 

“Thank you to the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan for donating the much-needed living materials to the refugees in at the beginning of Ramadan, helping the Pakistani government to ease the pressure, and also reflecting the Chinese government and people’s responsible attitude and humanitarian sentiment for actively participating in the solution of the refugee problem,” he acknowledged. 

Ambassador Yao said that Pakistan and Afghanistan were both Chinese neighbours and China highly appreciated Pakistan’s constructive role in the peace reconciliation process and peaceful reconstruction in Afghanistan and appreciates Pakistan ’s hosting of millions of refugees and its tremendous contribution to the international humanitarian cause.

“In recent years, under the guidance of the three-party foreign minister dialogue mechanism the three countries have carried out friendly cooperation in areas such as building people's livelihood facilities, disaster relief, and sports and cultural exchanges,” he said. 

“The new coronary pneumonia epidemic is a common challenge between China, Pakistan and the international community. China has provided assistance to Pakistan and Afghanistan through bilateral channels to fight the epidemic. We believe that the Pakistani and Albanian governments and people will eventually overcome the epidemic,” the Ambassador hoped 

“The epidemic affects the livelihoods of refugees in Afghanistan. China hopes that these food supplies will ease the hardship of some refugee groups during Ramadan. China is willing to jointly promote the trilateral cooperation between China, Pakistan and Afghanistan,” he concluded.