Islamabad: Asking China to broad base its ties with Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf has sought increased military and economic support from the Communist nation, specially in the field of nuclear energy.
Musharraf, who held talks with a 17-member delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday night, called for developing close political, economic and defence cooperation between the two countries.
He said Pakistan would welcome Chinese investment in the country's proposed industrial parks for establishing nuclear power plants.
Musharraf told the Chinese officials that Pakistan has already asked the US and western investors to set up nuclear power plants under International Atomic Energy Agency's safeguards.
China, which had provided two nuclear power plants of 300 megawatts each to Pakistan, is expected to offer four more plants at the request of Musharraf to help meet the country's 8,800MW requirement by 2030, Dawn quoted officials as saying.
The President appraised the Chinese delegation of the latest energy situation in Pakistan with special reference to ongoing power shortage, it said.
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