PM Imran hails China for achieving 'complete victory' over poverty.

ISLAMABAD -- Days after Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China has secured a "complete victory" in its fight against poverty, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday congratulated him and his government for the "momentous achievement."

Xi made the announcement on Thursday while addressing a grand gathering held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to mark the nation's poverty alleviation accomplishments and honour model poverty fighters.

"With absolute poverty eliminated, China has created another miracle that will go down in history," Xi said in a televised speech.

"I want to congratulate President Xi Jinping and the Chinese govt for the momentous...

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