Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted greetings on X from Vienna during a two-day Austria visit, opening with “Gong Xi Fa Cai.”
- He linked the Year of the Horse to energy, resilience and speed and wished health, success and prosperity to Chinese communities worldwide.
- Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan and China as “iron brothers” bound by an All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership with a shared vision of peace, development and regional connectivity.
- President Asif Ali Zardari issued a separate message noting that 2026 marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations and calling the friendship time-tested and ironclad.
- Zardari reiterated support for the One China policy, praised China’s stance on Kashmir and SCO role, and hailed CPEC as a transformative Belt and Road project advancing to its next phase.