Pakistan, Nov. 3 -- Pakistan and China on Monday discussed regional and global developments as a visiting official of Beijing's ruling party met with the country's top leadership.

Liu Haixing, minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee (IDCPC), arrived in Islamabad on a three-day visit last night. The department is in charge of the CPC's external relations.

During his meeting with Haixing and his delegation, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed that Pakistan and China enjoyed an "ironclad, time-tested and all-weather strategic cooperative partnership", the premier's office (PMO) said.

"Both sides exchanged views on regional and international developments and reaffirmed their commitm...