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COLOMBO: Pakistan has offered a $50 million new credit line to Sri Lanka for cooperation in the field of defence and security.
The announcement was made by Prime Minister Imran Khan, who concluded his two-day official visit to the island nation, said a joint communique issued by the foreign ministries of the two countries from Colombo and Islamabad on Wednesday.
The two sides called for stronger partnership in matters related to security, terrorism, organised crime and drug and narcotics trafficking as well as intelligence-sharing, according to the joint communique. They also noted that the elevation of staff-level talks to defence dialogue had provided an opportunity to expand security sector relations.
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National
February 8, 2021
China has proved once again that it remains Pakistan’s Iron Brother by making it the first country in the world to receive vaccines donated by the Chinese government. Living up to its promise of providing 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Pakistan by January 31, a special PAF air transport aircraft brought the much-needed lifesaving drugs from Beijing. At a solemn ceremony held at the Nur Khan Base in Islamabad, 0.5 million doses of the eagerly-awaited vaccines were handed over to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for gifting the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine.
Overwhelmed by the gesture, Pakistan’s foreign minister, while talking to the media, stated that the “gift is a practical proof of friendship between the two countries,” adding that “China once again demonstrated its everlasting friendship with Pakistan,” by helping it in times of need.