by Zafar Hussain

 

BEIJING, Apr. 17 (China Economic Net) - Pakistani Ambassador to China, Khalil Hashmi on behalf of the President of Pakistan, conferred the civil award "Hilal-i -Quaid-i-Azam" on Luo Zhaohui, Chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), at an auspicious investiture ceremony held at the Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing on April 16.

 

Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Khalil Hashmi felicitated Luo on receiving the prestigious award that marked a recognition of his outstanding contribution to China-Pakistan friendship. Paying rich tribute to Luo for his meritorious services, the Ambassador called him a ‘great friend of Pakistan’ who had always been at the forefront of supporting the people and government of Pakistan.

 

Luo Zhaohui, in his remarks, expressed profound gratitude to the President of Pakistan for conferring on him “Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam”. He referred to Pakistan as his ‘second home’, recalling especially the extraordinary support extended to him by the Pakistani leadership during his tenure as Ambassador of China to Pakistan.

 

The ceremony was attended by dignitaries, high-level officials, and media persons of China and Pakistan.