2024.05.14
Grandview Institution 2024.05.14 16:00 Beijing
On May 14, 2024, a delegation from the National Defense University (NDU), Islamabad visited GVI and had a detailed discussion with experts and scholars there on the security and counter-terrorism situation in Pakistan, China-Pakistan cooperation on counter-terrorism, and how to jointly safeguard the achievements of the Belt and Road Initiative.
The delegation, led by Air Commodore Faisal Fazal Muhamad Khan, an instructor of NDU, consisted of Waqas Ali Khan (Brigadier General of the Army), Muhammad Kashif Farhan (Brigadier General of the Navy), Muhammad Waqar Haider (Brigadier General of the Air Force), Mirza Sarfraz Baig (Brigadier General of the Air Force), Shuaib Ahsan Cheema (Lieutenant Colonel), Saiful Halim (Lieutenant Colonel), Mohsin Mueen Butt (Lieutenant Colonel), Muhammad Mehtab Idris (Lieutenant Colonel), Muhammad Khalid Zaman (Lieutenant Colonel), Umair Kayani (Lieutenant Colonel), Muhammad Aamir Naseem, Bilal Khan Pasha, James Alexander (NDU Cadet, Australian, Colonel), Said Zaher Masoud Al Subhi (NDU Cadet, Omani, Colonel), Abia Ofong Ndah (NDU Cadet, Nigerian, Colonel), accompanied by Brigadier General Ghulam Mustafa, Military Attaché, Colonel Fawad, Deputy Military Attaché, and Colonel Jabran, Liaison Officer of the Military Attaché's Office, Embassy of Pakistan in China.
The meeting was chaired by Zhang Xiaoming, a member of the Academic Committee, GVI. Participants from the GVI side included Ren Libo, Founder and President; Ouyang Wei, Deputy Director of the Academic Committee; Zhu Junwei, Director of the Center for U.S. Studies; He An, Secretary General; and Yang Xiaotong, Head of Research of the International Cooperation Department.
Experts from both sides believe that China and Pakistan have long been seeking development and prosperity together and working hand in hand to meet challenges; their friendship is deeply rooted in the hearts of the two nations. In the future, the two countries should coordinate development and security, and carry out cooperation at a higher level, in a wider scope, and at a deeper level. In this regard, it also requires active efforts from the civil forces of both sides. Through dialogues and exchanges, the civil groups and independent think tanks can make greater contributions to the peace and prosperity of the two countries, and even the region, and work to push the China-Pakistan all-weather strategic partnership to a new height.