BEIJING, January 30: Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed his expectation for the journey to Beijing and appreciated the efforts of the Chinese people in hosting the international sporting event.
The PM will visit China and attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. He is looking forward sincerely to deepening the friendship between the two countries through his attendance of the opening ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. In a joint interview with Chinese media, he said, the Chinese and Pakistani people have shared a 70-year friendship. He was still at school when the construction of Karakoram Highway was under way.
Therefore, he witnessed the completion of the road, which has significantly improved the poor transport system in northern Pakistan. He expressed high respect for the efforts and sacrifices made by the Chinese people during the construction, China Economic Net reported.
Meanwhile, Imran Khan recalled his nearly two decades as an athlete, he said: “as the former captain of Pakistan’s national
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Continued from front page cricket team, I’m looking forward to Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
This will be the first Olympics I’ve ever seen, and the first Winter Olympics I’ll ever see up close. Since entering politics, I haven’t had a chance to watch a sports event in person so I’m really looking forward to it.”
He also expressed hope that as the relationship between Pakistan and China deepens, there will be more exchanges between the two peoples on the sport of cricket. “If there is a chance, we can teach Chinese how to play cricket so that China can also set up a great cricket team,” PM said.
Imran Khan believes it is not easy to host a Winter Olympics while COVID-19 is still swiping. He appreciated the efforts of the Chinese people in hosting the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. “The pandemic has destroyed a lot of things, especially sports events around the world. Under such a circumstance, I think it is very admirable that China can successfully host the Winter Olympics.”-PNP
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