Beijing January 7 2026 (Agencies) – Pakistan and China have agreed to further deepen security and counterterrorism cooperation during a high-level meeting in Beijing between Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Chinese Interior Minister Wang Xiaohong.
Mohsin Naqvi on Wednesday visited the headquarters of China’s Ministry of Public Security, where he was warmly received by Wang Xiaohong and senior Chinese officials. The two ministers held an extensive three-and-a-half-hour meeting focusing on bilateral relations, counterterrorism collaboration, police training exchanges and coordination in areas of mutual interest.
According to officials, both sides agreed to strengthen institutional mechanisms and enhance operational coordination. It was decided that a Joint Working Group meeting would be held every three months, while the interior ministers of both countries would meet annually to review progress and set future priorities.
Chinese Interior Minister Wang Xiaohong expressed satisfaction with Pakistan’s security arrangements for Chinese nationals and development projects. He thanked Mohsin Naqvi and his team for their efforts, praising Pakistan’s measures to improve internal security and counterterrorism operations. Wang said China highly valued Pakistan’s sacrifices in the fight against terrorism and held them in great respect.
Both sides agreed to make joint and rapid-response mechanisms against terrorism and crime more effective, and to expand the scope of police training and exchange programmes. The ministers also discussed Islamabad–Beijing sister-city cooperation and agreed on developing a joint strategy to strengthen training and professional capacity of police and security personnel.
Mohsin Naqvi stressed the importance of exchanging expertise and information through structured training programmes. He briefed the Chinese side on Pakistan’s enhanced security measures for Chinese nationals, describing their protection as a top priority. He said strong steps had been taken at all levels to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens and joint development projects, adding that a special protection unit was being established in Islamabad for this purpose.
The interior minister welcomed Chinese cooperation in curbing cybercrime and said Pakistan was seeking support from Chinese institutions to strengthen the National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency. He noted that China’s AI-based technologies could play a significant role in helping Pakistan tackle 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. He also invited his Chinese counterpart to visit Pakistan and conveyed goodwill messages from President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to the Chinese leadership.
Chinese Interior Minister Wang Xiaohong invited Mohsin 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 satisfaction at welcoming the Pakistani interior minister at the beginning of 2026 and underlined China’s readiness to expand bilateral cooperation at all levels. Wang also hosted a luncheon in honour of the visiting Pakistani 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, Director General General Office Guo Kan, Director General Counterterrorism Department Gao Qiu, and Director General International Cooperation Wang Yong.
From the Pakistani side, Federal Interior Secretary Khurram Agha, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi, Director General National Police Academy Muhammad Idrees, Director General National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency Syed Khurram Ali, Islamabad Chief Commissioner Muhammad Ali Randhawa, and Islamabad IGP Ali Nasir Rizvi attended the meeting.