PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Adviser for Religious and Minority Affairs Maulana Muhammad Tayyab Qureshi has urged Pakistan to learn from China’s development experience, saying the country’s economic progress and improved living standards offer valuable lessons for national development.
Speaking during a visit to China Window, a Chinese cultural and information centre in Peshawar, Qureshi said Pakistan should draw on China’s successful development strategies while adapting them to its own circumstances and priorities.
He emphasised that sustained progress requires effective planning, discipline, consistency and collective effort, describing China’s development as an example of how these factors can contribute to national prosperity.
The provincial adviser, who has visited China three times, said he had witnessed the country’s development across various sectors and was particularly impressed by improvements in living standards.
Referring to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s emphasis on learning from China’s development experience, Qureshi called for greater practical cooperation between the two countries.
He identified education, vocational training, agriculture, industry and employment generation as areas where Pakistan could benefit from closer engagement with China.
Qureshi also highlighted the importance of people-to-people relations, saying Pakistan-China friendship was built on mutual trust, respect and cooperation.
He said the goodwill shared by the people of both countries remained a major strength of their bilateral relationship and stressed the need to pass this friendship on to younger generations.
During his visit, the provincial adviser toured China Window’s galleries, which showcase Chinese history, culture, development and Pakistan-China relations.
He also recorded his impressions in the visitors’ book and signed the centre’s Friendship Wall.
Appreciating the initiative, Qureshi said cultural and information centres such as China Window help strengthen mutual understanding and bring the people of Pakistan and China closer.
He commended the centre’s management for promoting bilateral friendship and expressed hope that such initiatives would continue contributing to stronger cultural and people-to-people ties.