Prime Minister Imran Khan will attend the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Olympics and will visit the Olympic village to represent Pakistan at today’s event, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said Friday.
A delegation comprising over 20 Pakistani ministers and officials will accompany the premier at the Olympics opening ceremony.
In a assertion issued on Twitter, Fawad stated that the cause of PM Imran Khan’s visit to China is to symbolize Pakistan withinside the Beijing Winter Olympics and bring goodwill gesture at its Opening Ceremony on Pakistan’s behalf.
Fawad, who is accompanying the premier on his visit to China, briefed about PM Imran Khan’s engagements for the first day of the tour.
He said that the premier will also meet Chinese industrialists and businessmen on the sidelines of the visit, after which different industrial units will shift to Pakistan.
In a separate Tweet, the federal minister said that PM Imran Khan formally started the China tour with virtual meetings with China’s private investors.
Fawad said that the premier attended video conferences with the investors affiliated with over 18 sectors at the start of his day.
He said that the Chinese investors would assist Pakistan with their investments.
Moreover, PM Imran Khan would also appear in an interview with China’s leading TV channel.
High level delegation, comprising Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, Planning Minister Asad Umar, Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yousaf, Commerce Adviser Abdul Razak Dawood and Special Assistant on China Pakistan Economic Corridor Khalid Mansoor, is accompanying the premier on the trip.