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00:00:10Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif met with China's Ambassador to Sweden, Jiang Yu.
00:00:14They exchanged views on mutual cooperation and regional issues. The importance of exchanges between political parties and
00:00:18parliamentary delegations was emphasized. The Prime Minister reiterated his commitment to further strengthening
00:00:22the partnership with China. The Chinese Ambassador presented
00:00:25President Xi Jinping's letter to the Prime Minister. The Communist Party
00:00:29of China's
00:01:34security forces conducted operations in Balochistan's districts of Washuk and Mastung under Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad III, based on intelligence reports.
00:01:38Twelve terrorists from India's Fasaad-ul-Hind were killed
00:01:41on August 5th during an operation in Washuk.
00:01:45Six terrorists were killed. On August 6th, six terrorists were killed in a shootout in Mastung.
00:01:49Terrorist hideouts were also destroyed.
00:01:52President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif
00:01:55paid tribute to the security forces for the successful operation against terrorists.
00:01:59The resolutions of the Security Council
00:03:05of 1949 regarding the status of Kashmir have not changed.
00:03:08All international human rights organizations agree that the human rights of the people of Kashmir
00:03:12must be fully respected. This was stated by Farhan Haq,
00:03:15Deputy Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, during a news briefing
00:03:19in response to a journalist's question about India's change
00:03:23in the status of Jammu and Kashmir.
00:03:25Iran and Oman
00:04:05have agreed on new routes and geographical status.
00:04:08If there is no interference from a third party, a joint statement will be issued soon.
00:04:12Diplomatic consultations are also underway with Pakistan and Qatar.
00:04:16Spokesperson of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Ismail Baqai, gave a media
00:04:19briefing.
00:04:20Despite all the challenges
00:04:29with Iran,
00:05:00Iran is still considered a powerful and dignified country.
00:05:03The United States does not want any capable person to play a leadership
00:05:07role in Iran. The new Supreme Leader
00:05:10united Iran and
00:07:47The glory of these martyrs will remain
00:07:50forever until the Day of Judgment,
00:07:53and no one will be able to touch
00:07:57them, God willing.
00:09:12From childhood, there was a passion that we are now
00:09:16becoming free. Before, we were slaves to the British.
00:09:19Now we are becoming free. In
00:09:231948, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad
00:09:27Ali, addressing students at Dhaka University, said
00:09:30that we have gained independence.
00:09:33But independence does not mean that we become
00:09:37unrestrained. Now this freedom,
00:09:41La ilaha
00:14:4675 years of enduring friendship, seven
00:14:49decades of Pakistan-China relations, diplomatic,
00:14:52political, economic,
00:14:55social, and land
00:14:59connections and interactions. Today, we are going to talk about
00:15:01how and when air connectivity between Pakistan
00:15:05and China began. Pakistan International
00:15:08Airlines, which is still a very popular
00:15:12international, we can say, flight operation. You
00:15:15saw that even after the fall of Kabul,
00:15:19Pakistan's flight operation, or Pakistan
00:15:22International The connections began
00:15:37after KKH, meaning
00:15:40the construction of the Karakoram Highway. And the mention of
00:15:441963 is very important here.
00:15:47A historic agreement was reached, and viewers, you know that the 1963
00:15:51border agreement was historic. Similarly,
00:15:55during the period of Western sanctions and international isolation,
00:15:58Pakistan signed a historic bilateral air services
00:16:01agreement with China. Therefore, you are well aware
00:16:04of the importance of 1963
00:16:08in Pakistan-China relations. Then we talk about
00:16:111964, when the first historic
00:16:14flight, that is, the first Pakistan
00:16:17International Airlines flight, was
00:16:21a Boeing B720
00:16:24aircraft that landed directly in Shanghai
00:16:28from Dhaka, and with that, regular air
00:16:31service began. Then we will talk about
00:16:35another important aspect of this, and I want to tell you
00:16:38that it has a unique distinction. PIA also earned
00:16:42the distinction of being the first non-communist airline. That is,
00:16:46the world's first non-communist airline that broke the
00:16:49block restrictions. You saw that the world
00:16:53was divided into two blocks. During the Cold War,
00:16:56there were capitalists on one side, and socialists on the other. But despite
00:17:00that, regular commercial flights
00:17:04began for China.
00:17:14This provided the most important
00:17:18window for China. Now let's talk about
00:17:21bilateral relations. People-to-people contacts
00:17:24in diplomacy and the connection and route
00:17:28for international personalities were formally restored. For international
00:17:31diplomats, foreign journalists,
00:17:34and rulers going to Beijing, PIA's
00:17:37route became the only reliable
00:17:40means. The exchange of delegations,
00:17:43scholars, ideas, emotions, and information
00:17:47began, and PIA played a significant role in this.
00:17:50Pakistani experts visited
00:17:53Beijing. Pakistani experts
00:17:57started their journey for the development of aviation infrastructure in China
00:18:00for civil aviation, airport management, and technical fields.
00:18:04This was also very important. In the 1960s and
00:18:0870s, when China was facing diplomatic and commercial isolation
00:18:12at the international level, Pakistan proved to be its biggest
00:18:16helper in international aviation, and viewers, let us also tell you
00:18:19that in the 80s, the flights of Pakistan International Airlines
00:18:23from China and the pilgrims who wanted
00:18:27to come for Hajj regularly arrived
00:18:31in Pakistan, and PIA facilitated them, and even
00:18:34their perishable and non-perishable goods. They would sell
00:18:43them here and then leave for Hajj. All this arrangement was credited
00:18:46to PIA. And if we talk about
00:18:50the training of pilots and crew, then in the 60s,
00:18:53in this regard, we talk about
00:18:56Civil Aviation Administration, which we call CAAC China's
00:18:59pilots, and along with that, the provision of
00:19:03aircraft. Then it is important to mention 1970
00:19:06here, where PIA sold its Trident II
00:19:10passenger aircraft to China and provided special
00:19:14technical training to the Chinese crew for the maintenance and
00:19:18flight operations of these aircraft. Now, in the 1960s,
00:19:22China did not have international aviation experience
00:19:25and modern infrastructure because the circumstances were also
00:19:29like that. There was a recognition of
00:19:32them, and they also faced many other problems.
00:19:36Technical assistance was needed, so the technical assistance
00:19:40of PIA's engineers is always remembered by the world.
00:19:44To connect with the outside world, they played a significant
00:19:47role in preparing pilots. Viewers, you also know
00:19:51that Pakistan also trained the pilots of Gulf countries
00:19:55and many airlines, and their uniqueness is
00:19:59also in the whole world because the Air Force is mentioned
00:20:02in their training, meaning the training of Pakistan
00:20:06Air Force. Today we will also talk in detail about this.
00:20:10There are historical events regarding Pakistan-China
00:20:13friendship, the strong relations between the two pillars,
00:20:17which are often mentioned in the diplomatic statements of both countries.
00:20:20Now, the most important thing that I would like to mention here
00:20:24is China's current national airline, Air China.
00:20:27It came into existence in 1988
00:20:31after the division of CAAC, but its foundation and initial
00:20:34aviation foundation was the same training in which PIA
00:20:38participated. Now we will talk about
00:20:41facilities for Chinese students and staff. Chinese students and diplomatic staff
00:20:45had access to the Middle East, Europe, and America and Africa
00:20:48via Karachi and Dhaka.
00:21:20Literary and written works began in the
00:21:231970s and 80s when the construction of the Karakoram Highway
00:21:27was completed and Khunjerab Pass
00:21:30opened. Then Chinese pilgrims, especially Muslims,
00:21:33used to enter Pakistan via Khunjerab Pass and Gilgit by land,
00:21:37as I mentioned before. In the 1980s, the then
00:21:41leadership of Pakistan, under an agreement between Pakistan
00:21:44and China, allowed Chinese Muslims
00:21:47to perform Hajj via Pakistan.
00:22:20You are an expert in international affairs. You have written a lot, and your various
00:22:24writings will also be discussed today. Thank you very much. Air
00:22:27Marshal (Retd.) Arshad Malik Sahib is with us at this time.
00:22:31He is the former CEO of Pakistan International Airlines.
00:22:34We will also discuss your experiences
00:22:37and the operations of Pakistan International Airlines.
00:22:40Malik Ayub Sumbal Sahib, our very dear brother,
00:22:43is a senior analyst who understands international affairs and
00:22:47closely follows Pakistan-China relations. We will also talk to you, and
00:22:51after a long time, we have connected with Ayub Sumbal
00:22:55Sahib today. Air connection, I mean,
00:22:58we have connected with him via video link. Thank you very much. I would like
00:23:02to start the discussion with Arshad Malik Sahib. Pakistan
00:23:05International Airlines attaches great importance
00:23:09to air relations in the diplomatic relations
00:23:13between Pakistan and China. Even today,
00:23:16the pilots and engineers of China were
00:23:20prepared by Pakistani engineers and pilots. Sir, I would like
00:23:24you to shed some light on the overall
00:23:28significant and pivotal role that Pakistan International Airlines
00:23:31has played in air relations with China.
00:23:35Bismillah Rahman-e-Rahim. Dr. Sahib, thank
00:23:39you very much for inviting me to your program. Pervez Sahib, he is
00:23:42my teacher, Mashallah. He will come with a very good background.
00:23:46With his permission, I would like to say a few things. Look.
00:25:50A cabinet met in which definitely the leadership
00:25:53of Pakistan Air Force, the pilots,
00:25:57engineers and navigators of Pakistan Air Force
00:26:00all sat down and created a route. And actually the flight
00:26:04went from Karachi to Dhaka and from Dhaka to Guangzhou
00:26:08and then reached Beijing. Yes, I think
00:26:11the leadership of Pakistan, Pakistan's foreign policy,
00:26:14it gets the credit. Mr. Arshad Malik, I mentioned
00:26:18one thing in my intro. This is the language
00:26:21that the pilots or crew members
00:26:25of Pakistan are given an individual status
00:26:28in terms of their training, they are given an importance.
00:28:02It has played a role, but I would like to ask you about
00:28:06this first flight which was
00:28:10what they call a non-communist
00:28:12airline that was allowed into China's airspace.
00:28:16that PIA received from
00:28:20China is still recorded today.
00:28:24The visuals and videos are still available
00:28:27today. So, how important
00:28:30was PIA's role in cultural relations?
00:30:13if we look at it, PIA's flight, as you said,
00:30:16was the first non-communist flight that entered.
00:30:20After that, a path opened for China to the world.
00:30:24Before that, this path was not open
00:30:28for China. If we had not made this flight
00:30:31in 1964, we don't know if
00:30:35this path would have opened
00:30:37in 1970 or 1971
00:30:40when Henry Kissinger visited China. So,
00:30:44we gave them a lead of six, seven, eight years in this matter.
00:30:48Number two, we also provided financial benefits.
00:30:51Naturally, when there are trading activities and travel
00:30:55facilities, there will be trade and financial
00:30:58benefits.