Times of Islamabad

Lijian Zhao, Friend of Pakistan and Deputy Chief of Mission in Islamabad leaves for Beijing

Lijian Zhao, Friend of Pakistan and Deputy Chief of Mission in Islamabad leaves for Beijing

ISLAMABAD – Lijian Zhao, the Deputy Chief of Mission Chinese EmbassyIslamabad and Chief of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), has beentransferred and posted in Beijing head office after serving for four years.

The outgoing Chinese diplomat Chinese Deputy Chief of Mission made afarewell call on Senate Standing Committee on Interior Chairman Senator A.Rehman Malik at his residence on Sunday.

Senator Rehman Malik highly appreciated the services of Zhao, who wasaccompanied by the newly appointed Chinese Deputy Chief of Mission inPakistan and Minister of Counsellor, Chunxue Pang.

Rehman said that Zhao worked day and night to enhance the smooth and speedyexecution of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, addingthat the former DCM played an exemplary role in expanding thepeople-to-people contact.

Zhao later attended a farewell dinner, hosted by Imtiaz Gul, the ExecutiveDirector of Center for Research and Security Studies, in Islamabad.