PESHAWAR: Adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister on finance Muzammil Aslam on Friday said that the friendship between Pakistan and China continued to grow stronger despite changing circumstances and global transformations.

Addressing a ceremony organised by China Window to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Pakistan-China friendship and the Spring Festival, Mr Aslam said that Pakistan’s foresight and principled stand in recognising China in 1951 was today, 75 years later, evident to the world in the form of a strong and sustainable partnership.

He paid tribute to the organisers of China Window for arranging the event.

Former governors Haji Ghulam Ali and Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Dera Ismail Khan commissioner Dawood Khan, Vice Chancellor of the University of Engineering and Technology Prof Sadiq Khattak, Bishop Ernest Jacob, members of the business community, journalists, intellectuals, students and a large number of people from other walks of life attended the event.

Mr Aslam said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was the flagship project of Pak-China friendship, which had given a new direction to Pakistan’s economy.

He said that energy projects under CPEC had significantly reduced the electricity crisis, while motorways and highways had connected the country from north to south and Gwadar Port had placed Pakistan at an important position on the regional and global trade map.

The aide to the CM said that the establishment of Special Economic Zones was creating new opportunities for investment, industrial development and employment.

He emphasised that China had always treated Pakistan as an equal partner, so there was immense love and respect for China among the people of Pakistan.

Addressing the ceremony, former governor Haji Ghulam Ali said that Pakistan demonstrated foresight and principled policy by recognising China in 1951, as a result of which bilateral relations had today taken the shape of a strong fortress.

“China has stood by Pakistan in every difficult time, whether during wars, natural disasters or global pressure,” he said.

Published in Dawn, January 31st, 2026