Pak PM Imran set to arrive in China on Tuesday
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will arrive here on Tuesday on a two-day visit to China during which he would meet the country's top leadership, including President Xi Jinping, and discuss issues of regional and bilateral significance.
Khan's visit to China, third since he took over as Prime Minister in August last year, acquires significance as it comes days ahead of President Xi's planned high-profile visit to India to take part in the 2nd informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mamallapuram near Chennai next week.
Prime Minister Khan is due to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday, even though there has been no official announcement here yet on his or Xi's visit to India.
China is currently observing a week-long shutdown beginning on October 1 as part of the national day holidays to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Khan will have separate meetings with President Xi and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to discuss issues of ...