Sharif brothers in China for OBOR

Author: Agencies

BEIJING: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in Beijing on Friday to participate in the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) forum, aimed at regional development through win-win cooperation.

Li Shixiang, vice chairman of Beijing 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.

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