****KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari has invited the heads of all the political parties to a luncheon in honour of the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on May 22, 2013.****

The Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will arrive on a two day state visit to Pakistan on May 22 on the invitation of President Zardari.

Li Keqiang on his arrival at the Presidency will hold one-on-one meeting with the president followed by delegation level talks between the two countries.

Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said that besides others invitees, the heads of parties who have been extended invitations for the Luncheon include PML-N President Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Chief of PTI Imran Khan, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain of PML-Q, Dr Farooq Sattar of MQM, Asfandyar Wali Khan of ANP, Munawar Hasan of JI, Moulana Fazlur Rehman of JUI-F, Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao of QWP, Sardar Akhtar Jan Mengal of BNP, Mahmood Khan Achkzai of PKMAP, Senator Dr Abdul Malik Baloch of NP, Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi of NPP, Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashdi (Pir Paghara) of PML-F, Shahram Khan Tarakai of AJIP, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed of AML, Ijaz-ul-Haq of PML-Z, Muhammad Ali Saif of APML and Mir Israrullah Khan Zehri of BNP-A.

Story reported by Asif Mahmood