By Minahil Makhdoom
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Interior, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Friday felicitated the People’s Republic of China on its national day. In a message the minister said, “I would like to extend my heartiest felicitations to the People’s Republic of China as the country celebrates its National Day, today”.
“I wish and pray for the prosperity, happiness, and well-being of the people of China on this auspicious day” he said, adding, “I also wish an even brighter future for Pakistan-China friendship in the times to come.”
Meanwhile, Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting Chairman Senator Faisal Javed Khan Friday felicitated people of China on their National Day.
In a tweet, he said, “Warm greetings to the people of China on their National Day.” He said since the establishment of our diplomatic relations, Pakistan and China had forged an all-weather friendship and conducted all-round cooperation,” adding, it remained firm as a rock.
In the same approach to greet Chinese on their national day, Chinese Acting Consul General Lahore Peng Zhengwu has said that IIRMR’s picture exhibition is a unique opportunity to understand the tenacity of Pak-China relations at 70th diplomatic juncture and visualise the significance of China National Day.
On one-day picture exhibition organised by Institute of International Relations and Media Research (IIRMR) at Alhamra Arts Council Lahore, he said that 1st October marks 72th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China known as China National Day.
Exhibition was participated by IIRMR Chairman Muhammad Mehdi, President Yasir Habib Khan, PU Pakistan Study Centre Associate Prof Amjad Magsi, Publisher Waheed Kamboh, Radio Pakistan Kareem, Umer Farooqi, Hassan Siddique and city dignitaries.
Peng said, “This exhibition features Pakistani perspectives on China that opens a window for the Pakistani people to know more about China, as well as Chinese perspectives on Pakistan that reflect the friendly sentiments of Chinese people for our Pakistani brothers,” he said.
Institute of International Relations and Media Research Chairman Muhammad Mehdi and President Yasir Habib Khan said that the exhibition is an effort to unleash a new avenue of friendship offering public to feel Sino-Pak fraternity through pictorial perspective.
Highligh CPEC as the centerpiece of Pak-China relations,they said the game-changing project is completely transparent and free from corruption. “If some forces and powers at helm of affairs within the country or outside try to smear CPEC under the grab of political vendetta or vested interests, they will be called into question by the people of Pakistan,” they opined.
They termed photo exhibition as meaningful part of cultural exchange and cooperation between China and Pakistan.
