ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday arrived in homeland after holding a two-day official visit to China.
He had left for China to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou.
Earlier, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on regional leaders to make collective efforts for confront the challenges of extremism, terrorism, human and drug trafficking, environmental degradation and natural disasters.
He said the security situation in the region remains precarious and the menace of terrorism has become even more serious. He said militant ideology needs to be countered through a comprehensive joint strategy.
The prime minister said that the SCO has a special role to play in regional stability. “We have to identify common values and build on them to promote harmony and shared prosperity,” he was quoted as saying by Radio Pakistan, the state broadcaster.
Emphasising the need for enhanced regional connectivity, Sharif said Pakistan has a unique geo-strategic location and is ready to play its role to achieve the objective of connectivity. He said that the China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor project would serve as a means to achieve the dream of development.
