BEIJING, Jan. 27th (China Economic Net) - "Not （been vaccinated）yet," answered Moin ul Haque, Pakistan ambassador to China, to the question of whether he has got a vaccination in China. "Whenever the time is there and we would get vaccinated. But I'm not under any stress for that because I am in the safest country which has controlled the pandemic to a large extent."He said.

Recently, Pakistan has registered and cleared the use of the Sinopharm vaccine in Pakistan. Last week, the foreign minister of China Wang Yi announced a donation and a gift of 500,000 vaccines from Sinopharm to Pakistan. "We are now working very closely and hopefully that will be transported to Pakistan by the end of this week," said Moin ul Haque.

During the epidemic, Lianhua Qingwen Capsule, traditional medicine in China for COVID-19 treatment, has been submitted to the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan for approval. Yinhuang Qingfei Granule has also passed clinical trials in Pakistan. Moin ul Haque believes that traditional medicine is an important field for further Pak-China cooperation. "Being the two old civilizations, Pakistan and China both have an old tradition of using herbal plants in our health care for centuries. That help the two countries to come together and cooperate in this area."

On the 21st of January, Sino-Pakistan Cooperation Center on Traditional Chinese Medicine (SPCCTCM) was launched respectively at Hunan University of Medicine and the University of Karachi. " I attended the launch ceremony, and the actual establishment will be in May. I hope to travel to Hunan province，which is very closely collaborating with Pakistan in this area. One of the research centers on TCM there was named after Pakistani renowned scientist Dr.Atta-ur-Rahman, who got the highest Chinese scientific award from President Xi."

According to Moin ul Haque, the traditional medicine cooperation between Pakistan and China will not only be restricted to the cultivation of herbal plants. "Some of the Chinese TCM medicines could also come to Pakistan and we can have the certification so that they can be used in Pakistan also." He said.