ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday welcomed the reopening of the Khunjerab Pass and said it would assist improve bilateral trade between Pakistan and China. According to a press statement from the PM Office Media Wing, Shehbaz Sharif said reopening of the Khunjerab Pass will increase trade with “iron brother China.”

He said the reopening of the Pass removed a barrier that would hasten the speed of construction on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and that the restoration of the trade route between the two nations, after three years, was cause for great joy. PM Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed his pleasure over the reopening of Khunjerab Pass and said that it would help increase bilateral trade between Pakistan and China.

The prime minister termed the occasion a welcome one for boosting trade with ‘Iron brother China’, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. He said the reopening of the Pass removed a hurdle that would further expedite pace of work on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), adding restoration of the trade route between the two countries, after a span of three years, was a matter of huge rejoice.

The PM said that the journey which had started way back in November 2019, had recommenced in the year 2023 and expressed his resolve to move ahead on CPEC with dual speed in comparison to 2018.