Pakistan to issue commemorative coin to mark 75 years of ties with China

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · May 22, 2026 · 301 words · By PTI

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Pakistan has announced the issuance of a special PKR 75 commemorative coin to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations with China, as the two countries continue celebrations of their longstanding strategic partnership.

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What happened

Why it matters

Pakistan and China established formal diplomatic relations in 1951, less than two years after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Common ground

Pakistan was the first Muslim nation to establish diplomatic ties with Beijing.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Pakistan has announced the issuance of a special PKR 75 commemorative coin to mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations with China”

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The issuance of a PKR 75 commemorative coin is reported by 'The Truth International' and mentioned in a Wikipedia search result regarding the Pakistani rupee, confirming the coin's existence and validity.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC; Chinese: 中巴经济走廊; pinyin: Zhōng bā jīngjì zǒuláng; Urdu: چین پاکستان اقتصادی راہداری) is a 3,000 km Chinese infrastructure network project currently under constr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Pakistan_Economic_Corrid…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The M-15 Motorway, also known as the Hazara Motorway (Hindko/Urdu: ہزارہ موٹروے, Pashto: د هزاره موټروې), is a 180-kilometer controlled-access motorway in Pakistan. It links the Burhan Interchange nea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-15_motorway_(Pakistan)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pakistan Armed Forces (Urdu: پاکستان مسلح افواج; pronounced [ˈpɑːkˌɪstaːn mʊˈsəlˌle(ɦ) əfˈwɑːd͡ʒ]) are the military forces of Pakistan. It is the world's seventh-largest military measured by activ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_Armed_Forces

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Claim 2: “The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Thursday (May 21, 2026) that the commemorative coin would be available to the public from May 25 through its banking counters across the country”

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Multiple sources, including 'The Truth International' and a Wikipedia snippet on the Pakistani rupee, confirm the SBP's role in issuing the 75 commemorative coin and its availability starting May 25, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following list contains all the notable banks in Pakistan. Sindh's financial sector with its roots in I.I.Chundrigar_Road has for many years ranked in top indices and has led to the amalgamation o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_banks_in_Pakistan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) is a Pakistani state-owned multinational commercial bank which is a subsidiary of State Bank of Pakistan. It is headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. As of December 2022,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Bank_of_Pakistan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP; Urdu: بینک دولت پاکستان, romanized: Bank Daulat Pakistan) is the central bank of Pakistan. Its headquarters are located in Karachi, the financial capital of the countr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Bank_of_Pakistan

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Claim 3: “CPEC [is] a flagship project of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative”

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Wikipedia explicitly defines the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a global strategy of the Chinese government and identifies CPEC as a project within that framework.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI or B&R), also known as the One Belt One Road (Chinese: 一带一路; pinyin: Yīdài Yīlù) and sometimes called the New Silk Road, is a global infrastructure and economic devel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — China–Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) is a number of infrastructure projects supporting connectivity between Myanmar and China. It is an economic corridor of the Belt and Road Initiative.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Myanmar_Economic_Corrido…

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Claim 4: “China is Pakistan's largest trading partner and a major investor, particularly through the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)”

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Wikipedia entries for 'China–Pakistan Economic Corridor' and 'China–Pakistan relations' confirm the existence and scale of CPEC as a major investment and infrastructure project.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan were established in 1950, when the Dominion of Pakistan was among the first countries to sever di…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Pakistan_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chinese people in Pakistan (Urdu: چینی) comprise one of Pakistan's significant expatriate communities. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has raised the expatriate population, which has grown f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_people_in_Pakistan

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Claim 5: “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is also scheduled to visit China from May 23 to 26”

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Three independent sources (Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Deputy PM Ishaq Dar via news reports, and Kashmir English) all confirm Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's scheduled visit to China from May 23 to 26, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will pay an official visit to China from May 23-26, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Thursday. 2026-05-21T13:19+0000.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260521/pakistani-prime-minister-t…

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web search NEUTRAL — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced on Wednesday that PM Shehbaz Sharif would undertake an official visit to China from May 23-26, saying the visit would include a vibrant b…
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2607899/pm-shehbaz-to-embark-on…

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web search NEUTRAL — ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday announced that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would undertake an official visit to China from May 23-26.
https://kashmirenglish.pk/pm-shehbaz-to-undertake-three-day-…

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Claim 6: “Pakistan was the first Muslim nation to establish diplomatic ties with Beijing”

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While evidence confirms Pakistan is a Muslim-majority country and has strong ties with China, none of the provided search results explicitly state that Pakistan was the *first* Muslim nation to establish ties with Beijing.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim popu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan

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web search NEUTRAL — For some, Pakistan may have appeared as an unexpected mediator in the negotiations to end the Iran war. But the country, taken over by a military regime after the ouster of populist PM Imran Khan, has…
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/pakistan-mediator-united-stat…

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web search NEUTRAL — Detailed overview of Muslim population by country, giving insights into Islam, the world's second-largest religion, including data on the total number of Muslims and the percentage of the population.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/muslim-po…

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Claim 7: “Pakistan and China established formal diplomatic relations in 1951”

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The claim states relations were established in 1951, but the authoritative Wikipedia entry on 'China–Pakistan relations' explicitly states that diplomatic relations were established in 1950.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The China–Pakistan border is 596 kilometres (370 mi) long and runs west–east from the tripoint with Afghanistan to the disputed tripoint with India in the vicinity of the Siachen Glacier. It traverses…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China–Pakistan_border

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Claim 8: “On Thursday (May 21, 2026), Pakistan’s top political leadership attended an event in Islamabad marking the occasion, where Cai Dafeng, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress of China, represented the Chinese leadership”

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The web search results for 'CAI' returned information about a community association institute and a technology firm, not the Chinese official Cai Dafeng. No evidence provided confirms the specific event in Islamabad on May 21, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover CAI, the leading authority for community associations. Access expert resources, education, and advocacy for HOAs, condos, and co-ops.
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web search NEUTRAL — CAI helps organizations leverage technology, people, and processes to solve business problems, enable savings, and spur innovation.
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web search NEUTRAL — CAI offers a wide range of dry van and specialized containers, including reefers, palletwides, roll trailers and swap bodies. We own a portion of the container fleet, managing the balance on behalf of…
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