By Moin ul Haque

The year 2021 celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China （CPC） and thus is an apt occasion to remember its innumerable services and countless sacrifices for the prosperity and progress of China and its people.

The CPC， established in July 1921， is the worlds largest political party. It is credited with the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949， thus signaling the advent of a new age in Chinese history. In the last 70-plus years， the CPC and its leadership have surmounted intractable domestic and international challenges with indefatigable energy， wisdom and foresight. In the face of any crisis， the Party has refreshed its spirit， redefined its role and emerged stronger.

Under the CPCs leadership， China has achieved major accomplishments across all walks of human efforts unprecedented in the annals of world history. In just four decades， since the beginning of reform and opening up in 1978， it has made massive headway in socioeconomic development， industrialization， science and technology with notable achievements in 5G， big data， quantum computing and artificial intelligence. Today， China is leading global efforts for the mitigation of climate change and exploring new frontiers in aviation， space and medical sciences. The attainment of the first centenary goal of becoming a moderately prosperous society in all respects has taken it one step closer to materializing the dream of the Chinese nations great rejuvenation.

Of all such achievements， the CPCs most enduring service to humanity has been the lifting of 800 million citizens out of absolute poverty. Its successful strategy of inclusive and sustainable growth， through which all sections of society， freed from the fear of gloomy poverty， can contribute to national development efforts， has proven that poverty is not ordained in humanitys destiny and that it can be eliminated through concerted and sustained efforts.

The CPC also deserves credit for the deepening of the PakistanChina friendship， the envy of many， and a token of pride for the peoples of our two countries.

It is encouraging to see that the friendship has grown even stronger under the present leadership of our two countries. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is keen to further develop that bond and has visited China thrice since assuming office in 2018. His reform agenda resonates closely with Chinese President Xi Jinpings vision of socioeconomic development， anticorruption， poverty alleviation， tourism promotion， clean and green development and jobs and livelihood creation.