ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Health Minister Dr. Nadeem Jan emphasized the need to adopt a human development approach to fully utilize the development potential of Pak-China cooperation in various fields.
The Caretaker Federal Minister was speaking at a round table titled “China’s Economic Development: Opportunities for Pakistan” organized by CGTN URDU at a local hotel in Islamabad.
Dr. Speaking on the occasion, Nadeem Jan said that the heart-to-heart connection between the peoples of Pakistan and China indicates a win-win scenario, which is a positive indicator for the rapid development of Pakistan.
The Caretaker Health Minister said that Pakistan has the potential to increase pharmaceutical exports to $2 billion. He said Pakistan can take a leaf from China’s book to adopt policies based on consistency, responsibility and self-reliance to achieve its development goals.
But he said that Pakistan needs to consider the ground reality while setting short and long term goals. He said dependence on donors should not be an alternative and self-reliance and competition should be the way forward.
Political Counselor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Wang Shengjie, in his speech said that work on many projects under the Pak-China Economic Corridor is continuing in Pakistan. He said that development goals can be achieved quickly by adopting the phenomenon of “New Quality Productive Process” in which strategies based on innovative approach are preferred.
Mr. Wang particularly highlighted the potential for growth in Pakistan’s information technology and mining sectors.
Director of China Media Group Ms. Du Jianing Director of China Study Center National University of Science and Technology Ms. Ziang Yang Former Director General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Board of Investment Dr. Hassan Dawood Butt, Executive Director, Pakistan Research Center for a Community with a Shared Future (PRCCSF) Khalid Taimur Akram, CEO, Asian Institute of Ecocivilization, Research and Development Shakeel Ahmed Ramay, Director, Pak-China Study and Research Centre, Bahria University Islamabad Commodore (Retd) Imran ul Haque, Vice Chancellor of National Skills University Islamabad Prof Dr Muhammad Mukhtar and other participants also presented their valuable thoughts and suggestions while Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Runmin University of China, Dr. Wang Wen, attended the event via video link and said China’s development is a beacon of hope for Pakistan. He said that as a close friend and neighbor, Pakistan has the potential to be a major beneficiary of development prospects in China.
Other speakers said that in cooperation with China, Pakistan has the potential to elevate its IT, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, small and medium enterprises, agriculture, communications and other sectors.
