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.