{"id":2398,"date":"2023-10-20T07:38:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T07:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=2398"},"modified":"2023-10-20T07:38:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T07:38:11","slug":"prime-minister-anwaar-ul-haq-kakar-seeks-to-collaborate-with-xinjiang-for-agricultural-modernization-and-strengthened-bilateral-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=2398","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar Seeks to Collaborate with Xinjiang for Agricultural Modernization and Strengthened Bilateral Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15921523631697782888-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15921523631697782888-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15921523631697782888-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15921523631697782888-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/15921523631697782888.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar of Pakistan has expressed a keen interest in partnering with Xinjiang, China, to enhance connectivity in terms of infrastructure development, economic synergy, trade and investment, agriculture, educational exchanges, science and technology, and people-to-people connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During an address to students and faculty at Xinjiang University in Urumqi, he highlighted Pakistan&#8217;s desire to learn from Xinjiang&#8217;s success in agricultural modernization and expressed plans to establish a joint agricultural demonstration zone in Pakistan to introduce modern farming techniques and practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister emphasized Pakistan&#8217;s efforts to develop closer ties between Xinjiang&#8217;s industries and the Gilgit-Baltistan region, with a particular focus on the solar energy sector, a key area of expertise in Xinjiang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Prime Minister Kakar expressed Pakistan&#8217;s commitment to promoting cultural and people-to-people connections with Xinjiang and extended an invitation to tourists from Xinjiang and other parts of China to visit scenic destinations in Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He underlined the special historical and cultural linkages between Xinjiang and Pakistan and emphasized the significance of the Khunjerab border as a vital trade and transportation link between the two nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister further revealed plans to convert the Khunjerab border into an all-weather border, upgrade customs and logistical services to facilitate trade and movement of people, and harness Xinjiang&#8217;s strategic position as a critical node of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Kakar underscored the unique and special nature of the China-Pakistan relationship, rooted in mutual trust, respect, shared aspirations, and warm ties that have been nurtured over generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He affirmed Pakistan&#8217;s commitment to its long-term strategic partnership with China and stressed the enduring nature of the Pakistan-China friendship in a constantly evolving global landscape. This enduring friendship is exemplified by their economic partnership through CPEC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his visit, the Prime Minister also explored the History Museum of Xinjiang University, learning about the institution&#8217;s rich 99-year history. He interacted with students from Xinjiang University and had a group photo session with them to further solidify bilateral connections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar of Pakistan has expressed a keen interest in partnering with Xinjiang, China, to enhance connectivity in terms of infrastructure development, economic synergy, trade and investment, agriculture,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2400,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398\/revisions\/2400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}