BEIJING: On the accession of Pakistan Day, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message to President Dr Arif Alvi saying, ‘Congratulations you on Pakistan’s 81st Day’.
President Xi in the message said that China and Pakistan maintained a high level of four-season strategic cooperation partnership, and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has entered a new phase of high-quality development.
He said in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, China and Pakistan have been cooperating closely which has further enhanced the traditional friendship between the two countries.
“I attach great importance to Sino-Pak relations and look forward to joint efforts with President Alvi to comprehensively promote friendly exchanges and cooperation in all fields between the two countries,” he said.
President Xi said the two countries on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Pak diplomatic relations will strengthen and build a close China-Pakistan co-operative society in the new era.
Pakistan on Tuesday celebrated Pakistan Day to mark the endorsement of the Lahore Resolution, also known as Pakistan Resolution, which was passed on 23 March 1940. On this occasion, the idea of the creation of Pakistan as a separate motherland for the Muslim population of the subcontinent was accepted.
The Lahore Resolution of March 23 symbolized a dividing line in modern Indian history. It declared self-perceived nationhood for the 90 million Indian Muslims who had been pleased with being marginal for almost 75 years since the 1860s.
