ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain said on Friday that China was an ‘all-weather’ friend to Pakistan and there was no need to worry as long as Beijing was there to support Islamabad. The former premier had hosted a dinner in honour of Chinese Ambassador Lou Zhaohui being awarded the Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam, the highest civil honour in the country. Shujaat said that the award symbolised the extraordinary personal commitment of the ambassador and his efforts in cementing Sino-Pak relations. The ambassador said that China and Pakistan had enjoyed traditional friendship, while the leaderships of both countries had played their role in strengthening bilateral ties. “Sino-Pak friendship is sweeter than honey, higher than the Himalayas and deeper than the Arabian Sea. I just did my job and would leave no stone unturned in cementing these relations,” he said. “The PML-Q and its leadership played a pivotal role in cementing people-to-people contacts while Shujaat and Mushahid also played a role in bridging ties between the PML-Q and the Communist Party of China. We hope for a bright future of Pak-China friendship,” he added.