20-member PTI delegation sets off for China on 7-day visit
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A 20-member Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) delegation on Monday left for China on a seven-day visit during which it will be briefed on Beijing's political history and review the Chinese ruling party's successes in eradicating poverty and corruption in the country.
PTI Central Secretary General Arshad Daad is leading the delegation, which was extended an invite by the Communist Party of China, Radio Pakistan reported.
Both parties are expected to hold meetings where they discuss matters of "bilateral value", according to Radio Pakistan.
A briefing on China's political history and inter-departmental arrangements will also be given to the PTI delegation, along with a review of Beijing's successes in eradication of poverty and corruption from the country.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has often praised the Chinese government's efforts for poverty alleviation.
"This is where we admire China so much. No country in human history, has ever taken 700 million people out of poverty in 30 years as China has done," he said while delivering a speech at the Central Party School during his recent visit to Beijing.
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Nov 19, 2018 12:26pm
free of cost??????
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Nov 19, 2018 12:26pm
Why PTI members, why not government !
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Nov 19, 2018 12:27pm
i hope the people going are on merit and qualified and not just going for free tour to see Great Wall of China like in the past
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Nov 19, 2018 12:32pm
You do not have to go to China to learn how they eradicated poverty and corruption. Mao did not live in a Palace like Bani Gala covering 00 Marlas and having unauthorized construction.
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Nov 19, 2018 12:33pm
Who is financing 20 members 7 days visit for poverty reduction mission?
why taking too many ppl? 1 or 2 persons were sufficient and on thier return they would have shared knowledge here with the rest.
Incompetence raising head.
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Nov 19, 2018 12:46pm
Welcome to the club and the clubhouse. Remember, there is no free lunch anywhere in today's capitalistic world.
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Nov 19, 2018 12:57pm
A nice holiday for the members. Although China did eradicate poverty to a great extent, but they also eradicated some poor people, for example the Uighurs and the like, as well. Hope the PTI members raise the question with the Chineses officials, there.
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Nov 19, 2018 01:07pm
Admiring China , want to learn from China , can we have other better models to copy than dictator style closed model we already tried something similar many times before
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Nov 19, 2018 01:17pm
Free tour to China on public money.
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Nov 19, 2018 01:23pm
@Adi, Because they are meeting with the ruling party's members not the government.
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Nov 19, 2018 01:32pm
It' good to learn from someone, whether it's China, India, or even Bangladesh. If they have achieved something that could b beneficial to our people, then what is the problem. Everyone should realize that this a 'live & let live' world.
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Nov 19, 2018 01:33pm
India also took 400 million people out of poverty and the best part is it did that being a democratic country unlike china.
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Nov 19, 2018 01:38pm
Pakistan long needed a single party system like Turkey and China and finally it seems PTI has just about arrived to fulfill it..!!!
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Nov 19, 2018 01:39pm
Despite such gratuitous admiration and crawling China is not going to lend us money or bail us out like US used to do in the past. Much more to learn from the US.
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Nov 19, 2018 01:41pm
Imran Khan will not leave the PTI to fizzle out after him. His agenda would be to make PTI a structural political party like Communist party of china so that future leadership could emerge from within the ppl
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Nov 19, 2018 02:16pm
Who is paying the cost? Shall it go from the taxes paid by us? What is the profile of the people visiting China. Don't they know all study is now available online and they just need access to few online research documents and libraries.
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Nov 19, 2018 02:18pm
All this information is available free of cost on internet. Why govt. is wasting so much money? It looks like free vacation
Just search "how china reduced poverty" in google and you can get 100s of links including world bank report..
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Nov 19, 2018 02:21pm
@Nusrat,
Nothing comes free buddy .
Costs have to be paid either or indirectly
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Nov 19, 2018 02:31pm
China learnt the secret of progress from those who Pakistan fought well for someone else. Mao visited Moscow for two months to learn the secret. You have wasted time and China can't help you. Help you, yourself now.
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Nov 19, 2018 02:43pm
The Chinese Embassy would have easily given a detail presentation in Islamabad or the government could have invited someone from China. The rest could have been googled!!
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Nov 19, 2018 02:45pm
@Adi, The rest have already made this trip when their party was in power!
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Nov 19, 2018 02:45pm
Whenever the PTI does something, they will pin point negatives...Looks like you deserve the corrupt Zardari's and Sharif's for good...You want to remain underdeveloped for life ?. Guys wake up & grow up....
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Nov 19, 2018 02:58pm
At least take some business men along - exporters!!
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Nov 19, 2018 03:03pm
It's not so difficult. stop establishing new housing societies start high rise building with bank investments like US. Cancel all non performing Small and big industrial plots and re-auction them to real investors on lower prices, cancel all non performing leased properties meant for institutions and re-auction. Start smart electricity meters for billing, digitalize fruit and vegetable markets to avoid excessive profit taking etc. we need economists not accountants.
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Nov 19, 2018 03:37pm
Austerity at its best!! Not ministers, but 20 PTI members touring on tax payers money!!
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Nov 19, 2018 03:40pm
Trust me they're heading in the right direction , be patience these 7 days trip will come a true story and then you people will admire them
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Nov 19, 2018 03:42pm
Loan 1 billion,foreign trip to collect loan 15 million.
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Nov 19, 2018 03:45pm
@fida,
A lack of will and capacity to reason and think clearly, you and others like you see reality with emotions, desires and temprament. He lives in Bani Gala yet he constructs world class hospitals and colleges for the disposessed poor. Being a rich man yet struggling for the betterment of the poor is an extra feather in IK's cap, if you had the capability to think, thast is the conclusion at which you would have arrived, you are venting baselss emotional tantrums, because you do not like IK and what he does for the poor.
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Nov 19, 2018 04:09pm
20 important PTI members will further praise China and opposition to CPEC will be trimmed slowly. Communist way of dealing with the problem.
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Nov 19, 2018 04:30pm
Please don't blame the coaches. Even if you bring in the best coaches possible, Pakistani batsmen will perform the same way as they today.
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Nov 19, 2018 04:34pm
The Maldives’ new government will pull out of a free trade agreement (FTA) with China because it was a mistake for the tiny nation to strike such a pact with the world’s second biggest economy, the head of the largest party in the ruling alliance said.
It is the latest sign of a backlash against China in the Maldives, best-known for its luxury resorts on palm-fringed coral islands.
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Nov 19, 2018 04:45pm
Services and good provided by China are at lowest cost for exporting .
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Nov 19, 2018 04:54pm
Why now? were they not aware of China eradicating poverty before? billions loans, sold livestock to show off the savings they made on them and now spending 10 times more for trips.
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Nov 19, 2018 05:08pm
Have a nice holiday!
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Nov 19, 2018 06:12pm
China reduced poverty but reducing it's population.
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Nov 19, 2018 06:19pm
@Aimal, ..... Dream on. In China everyone has to pull his own weight.
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Nov 19, 2018 06:35pm
@Ahmad, .... The Chinese reduce poverty by working hard and saving their money, not spending it.
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Nov 19, 2018 11:29pm
Who will foot the bill?
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Nov 19, 2018 11:32pm
For sure China didn’t eradicate poverty like PTI is trying to, for example 20 members delegation for 7 days visit.
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Nov 20, 2018 01:56am
Video conferencing with experts on both sides would have been better alternative. Money saved could have kick-started one of those program.
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Nov 20, 2018 03:17am
Who is paying for this visit and if government then why only PTI members in the delegation ?
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Nov 20, 2018 02:01pm
@moutain boy,
There is no secret or short cut route but only the long route of intelligent hardwork. Sadly Pakistan is being mislead once again.
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Nov 20, 2018 08:42pm
Who pays
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