Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Students painting competition themed CPEC and Pak-China Friendship was held here on Friday.
CPEC in the eyes of the children is in bright colors, “their love for China and CPEC is unparalleled and we praise the young boys and girls who shared with us all their colorful dreams of people-to-people friendship with China,” President of All Pakistan-China Friendship Association (APCFA), Muhammad Ikhlaque Usmani, said to Gwadar Pro after the awarding ceremony for Pakistani Students Painting Competition themed CPEC and Pakistan-China Friendship. To celebrate 70 years of Pakistan-China Diplomatic Relations, the awarding ceremony initiated by the Chinese embassy in Pakistan and APCFA was held. All the panel reached consensus that the friendship between the two countries recognized by the young people is real and convincing.
Mubashar Tauqir Shah, Additional Secretary of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, believed that CPEC is a manifestation of the trusted friendship of Pakistan and China and a vote of confidence for Pakistan.
“CPEC is a game-changer and we are already witnessing the socio-economic benefits it is achieving for Pakistan. This competition has played a very important role to rally Pakistani youth to share their visions of the exemplary nature of Sino-Pak relations and as well as to enhance socio-cultural understanding of the bonds of friendship,” he said on the ceremony. In her keynote speech, Pang Chunxue, Minister of Chinese Embassy in Pakistan congratulated the Pakistani youth on the vivid illustration of the friendship between Pakistan and China, and said that these colorful paintings are indeed a wonderful gift to the celebration of the 70 years of Sino-Pak diplomatic relations. More cultural exchange and cooperation will bring this friendship to new heights, she noted. Farwa Zafar, General Secretary of APCFA, especially mentioned that it is important to promote collaboration for promoting youth exchanges and friendly bonds and to welcome Chinese students to Pakistan.
