Shahbaz said that the friendship between China and Pakistan is higher than the Himalayas.

On the evening of August 13 local time, just before Pakistan's Independence Day, Pakistani President Zardari, Prime Minister Shahbaz, and Chief of Army Staff General Munir attended the inauguration ceremony of the "Victory Monument" in the capital city of Islamabad. Shahbaz delivered a speech thanking China and reaffirming that the friendship between China and Pakistan is higher than the Himalayas.