ISLAMABAD: The government has announced enhanced security measures for Chinese citizens and joint development projects, including the establishment of a dedicated protection unit in Islamabad, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Wednesday during an official visit to China’s Ministry of Public Security.
Naqvi made the remarks while meeting Chinese Interior Minister Wang Xiaohong at the ministry’s headquarters, where he was warmly received by senior Chinese officials. The two sides held an extensive three-and-a-half-hour meeting covering bilateral relations, counterterrorism cooperation, police training exchanges, and coordination in areas of mutual interest.
Both countries agreed to strengthen institutional mechanisms and enhance operational coordination. According to officials, Pakistan and China reached a consensus to convene a Joint Working Group meeting every three months, while the interior ministers of both countries will meet annually to review progress and further deepen cooperation.
Chinese Interior Minister Wang Xiaohong expressed satisfaction with Pakistan’s security arrangements for Chinese nationals and development projects, and thanked Naqvi and his team for their efforts. He praised Pakistan’s performance in internal security and counterterrorism and said China highly valued the country’s sacrifices in the fight against terrorism.
Both sides agreed to further improve joint and rapid-response mechanisms against terrorism and crime, while expanding the scope of police training and exchange programmes. The ministers also discussed Islamabad–Beijing sister-city cooperation and agreed to develop a joint strategy to enhance the professional capacity and training of police and security personnel.
Naqvi emphasised the importance of sharing expertise and intelligence through training initiatives and briefed the Chinese side on Pakistan’s enhanced security measures for Chinese nationals, describing their protection as a “top priority.”
He welcomed Chinese cooperation in combating cybercrime and said Pakistan was seeking support from Chinese institutions to strengthen the National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency (NCCIA). The interior minister also noted that China’s AI-based technologies could play a significant role in addressing terrorism and emerging security challenges.
“Pakistan and China share an unbreakable bond of enduring cooperation, and no one can create a wedge between us,” Naqvi said.
The interior minister invited his Chinese counterpart to visit Pakistan and conveyed goodwill messages from President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to the Chinese leadership.
Wang invited Naqvi to attend the Global Security Cooperation Forum scheduled to be held in China in September. Reaffirming that China and Pakistan are strategic partners, he expressed China’s readiness to expand bilateral cooperation at all levels and hosted a luncheon in honour of the visiting delegation.
Senior Chinese officials present at the meeting included Vice Ministers Xu Datong and Yu Xiuhe, Beijing Deputy Mayor and Director General of the Beijing Public Security Bureau Cen Yuanbiao, and senior officials from counterterrorism and international cooperation departments.
The Pakistani delegation included Federal Interior Secretary Khurram Agha, Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi, National Police Academy DG Muhammad Idrees, NCCIA DG Syed Khurram Ali, Islamabad Chief Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa, and Islamabad IGP Ali Nasir Rizvi.