Earlier you mentioned the Gwadar Port. How do you respond to allegations that the joint project "undermines the interests of third parties"?

We don't have to worry too much about these false accusations if we remain dedicated to our goals and objectives.

Two Chinese mountaineers were among the 11 people killed in a pre-dawn terrorist attack in northern Pakistan on June 23. Do you have any detailed plans to strengthen the security of Chinese institutions in Pakistan?

First of all, let me express my deep condolences about the tragic deaths of the Chinese and other foreigners in the northern areas of Pakistan. We feel very sorry about the people who lost their lives. My heart goes out to all their families. It was an incident we will never forget.

Pakistan has paid a very heavy price as far as the loss of lives is concerned and as far as terrorism is concerned. More than 40,000 people in my country have lost their lives, which include armed forces, policemen, administration officials and ordinary people.

Our economy has suffered a lot as well. I think more than $100 billion has been lost because of terrorism in Pakistan. It has also hampered Pakistan's efforts to establish a climate suitable for foreign investment.

One of our priorities is to improve the security situation, improve law and order and eliminate the violence in Pakistan.

We are going to put specific emphasis on antiterrorism. I think in the coming weeks and months, you will see improvements on this particular issue. Of course, it is our duty to provide every possible protection to Chinese people who are working in Pakistan, so that such incidents will not happen again.

An increasing number of Chinese enterprises have shown a great interest in investing overseas in recent years. In which aspects can Chinese and Pakistani enterprises cooperate with each other?

There are many fields like energy and infrastructure as I mentioned previously, as well as textile and engineering. Moreover, Pakistani businessmen are quite keen to seek cooperation with their Chinese counterparts, whether they come from state or private sectors.

We have a lot of industries in Pakistan which are Pakistan-China collaborative projects. We encourage them to conduct business with China. I'm happy to see us come up with Chinese cooperation and collaboration in every city and every region.

We are going to have a special economic zone all along the Pakistan-China economic corridor, where businessmen from both countries can invest in different industries. They can do it either on their own or together. It is very pleasing to see that the cooperation is going on steadily and is increasing day by day.

It is very important to both countries, and also very important to 3 billion people in the region. I'm going to take the bullet train from Beijing to Shanghai. And I hope one day there will be a railway network from Karachi to Peshawar. With the corridor, the travel time to reach the Gulf for east Chinese cities like Shanghai will be reduced to just four or five days.

Besides politics and the economy, do you have any suggestions for exchanges in culture and tourism?

Yes, we want to promote collaboration in culture and tourism. Similar to China, Pakistan also has a lot to offer in the field of tourism. We would like to set up a joint venture in tourism and culture with China.