Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervaiz Ashraf says sharing in the media sector at all levels between Pakistan and China is the need of the hour, which will take bilateral relations to new heights.

Addressing the 7th CPEC Media Forum in Islamabad on Thursday, he said media has responsibility to report fairly and factually on CPEC.

He said through events, like CPEC Media Forum, countries can get an excellent opportunity to consolidate the existing all weather friendship between Pakistan and China.

The Speaker National Assembly said there is a need for a large scale outreach efforts towards mitigating the apprehensions of local communities for those vicious propaganda campaigns.

He said through CPEC, China has given a vote of confidence to Pakistan's potential to build a better future.

Raja Pervaiz Ashraf said Pakistan would leave no stone unturned in upholding this confidence by countering the recent misinformation and propaganda around the project.

He said a multi-dimensional outreach strategy comprising all stakeholders is the need of the hour. Think tanks, media and educational exchanges can also prove instrumental in this effort.

In his virtual remarks, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the architecture of China-Pakistan relations and Pakistan is committed to promote this time tested friendship.

In his speech, Senator Mashahid Hussain said that media of both the counties is playing an active role in publicizing the CPEC initiative and the future of Pak-China relations is bright.

He said the entire nation and all political leadership are on one page to promote these relations.

Acting Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan also addressed the event while Pakistan's Ambassador to China in Beijing and other Chinese media persons spoke virtually.