LAHORE – Maryam Nawaz will be the first female Chief Minister of Punjab to visit China as Beijing extended officials an invitation for mid-December.
The sitting Chief Minister of the country’s most populated region and daughter of the PML-N supremo has been invited by the People’s Republic of China for an official visit from December 8 to 15. The invitation comes from ruling Communist Party of China, highlighting its interest in enhancing bilateral relations with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
CM Maryam Nawaz will be accompanied by a high-level delegation during her 8-day visit, which will take her to major Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong, officials said.
The upcoming visit will be historic milestone for Maryam Nawaz, who took the coveted role, marking the first instance of a woman serving as a Chief Minister in any province of the South Asian nation.
China’s invitation to CM Maruam underscored desire to further strengthen mutual cooperation between the two nations, especially with PML-N, signaling a new phase in Pakistan-China relations.
