ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif heads to China Wednesday for a six-day official visit — his first foreign trip after assuming office. Authorities are hoping to boost economic and security cooperation.
Sharif is visiting Beijing just weeks after his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang visited Islamabad and it comes at a time when Pakistan faces its worst energy crisis. Power outages lasting up to an entire day in parts of the country have sparked violent protests and further stalled the already weakened national economy.
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Ayaz Gul, VOA News via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/U3SKv5C0kBU/
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