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In this file photo, Opposition Leader Shahbaz Sharif waves while being escorted by officials at the Lahore High Court. AP/File
LAHORE: The departing consul general of China in Lahore, Long Dingbin, on Tuesday praised former chief minister Shehbaz Sharif for what he called ‘Punjab speed’.
In a farewell letter handed over by a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to Shehbaz Sharif at a court hearing, the consul general said: “Your Excellency is an old friend of China and the Chinese people.”
He went on to say: “China was deeply impressed by your devotion to the construction of CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) on the position of the-then chief minister. You made the CPEC project in Punjab realised, which not only created impressive Punjab speed (for development) but embodied the profound bilateral friendship.
Metro train Lahore, a gift from China
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Pakistan s first ever metro train service, the Orange Line, starts its commercial operation in Lahore on October 26.
South Asia s first electric train is up and running in Lahore, Pakistan, bringing hi-tech rail travel to the city of more than 12 million people. The Orange Line Metro Train, (OLMT Lahore project) is a gift from the Chinese to the Pakistani people, Chinese Consul General Lahore, Long Dingbin, told China Today.
OLMT Lahore, constructed and operated with Chinese technology, was put into operation on October 25, as a project of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), an iconic and mega-funded development venture of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Inaugural ceremonies for Pakistan s first ever metro train service took place simultaneously in Lahore and Beijing.