Lahore(Staff Reporter);Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi has reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of Chinese nationals in the province. He stated that their security is the government’s top priority.
CM Naqvi’s assurance comes amid concerns about the security of Chinese citizens working on various projects in Punjab. He emphasized that the government is taking all necessary measures to provide a secure environment for Chinese nationals.
Talking to a delegation of the Chinese businessmen, who led by the country’s Consul General Zhao Shiren, called on him in Lahore, he said that the standard operating procedures had been devised for the protection of the Chinese citizens living in Pakistan. “The government will take all possible steps to ensure the safety of the Chinese nationals living in the country,” the minister assured the delegation.
He informed that from August 14, the people of China would be able to get visas for Pakistan online, which would greatly facilitate their trips to the country. “I have jotted down your suggestions, and soon you will see progress on them,” Naqvi said.
Speaking on the occasion, China’s consul general said that Pak-China relations were exemplary. “The interior minister is not only my friend but he is also the friend of the People’s Republic of China,” he said, and expressed the hope that there would be a positive outcome of today’s meeting.
Senior officials of the federal and provincial law-enforcement agencies were present at the meeting which continued for three hours.
Other officials, who were in attendance, were Secretary Interior Khurram Ali Agha, Punjab IGP Dr. Usman Anwar, NECTA Chief Rai Tahir, CCPO Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana and others.
