China promises 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses for Pakistan by Jan 31: FM Qureshi Pakistan


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Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has announced that China has promised to provide 500,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine to Pakistan by January 31. In a video message after a phone call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Qureshi said China offered to airlift the vaccines to Islamabad. I held a detailed conversation with the Chinese foreign minister in which I “discussed with the Chinese Foreign Minister Pakistan’s requirements,” Qureshi said. According to the minister, Prime Minister Imran Khan had directed him to increase interaction with Beijing “considering the sensitivity of the situation”. 35,293 active cases Pakistan on...