Pak-China relations are deep-rooted

A year-long celebration of Pak-China's 60 years of relations would bring even closer the two peoples


Ms. Wang Qianting, Bureau Chief for Pakistan of China Radio International (CRI), has said that Pakistan-China friendship was deeper than ocean and higher than mountains.

She was addressing as guest of honour at a special function jointly organised by Radio China Listeners Club (RCLC), Pakistan-China Friendship Association, Malik Saad Shaheed Sports Trust (Regd) Pakistan, on the eve of 60th anniversary celebrations of Pakistan and China relations at the Frontier Model School & College for Girls, Peshawar.

Members of the Chinese delegation, Provincial Minister for Higher Education Qazi Muhammad Asad, Minister for Livestock and Cooperatives Haji Hidayatullah Khan, Secretary-General Pakistan-China Friendship Association (Khyber Chapter) and President of Radio China Listeners Club Syed Ali Nawaz Gilani, Director Frontier Model School Khawjah Waseem, Principal of the School and Secretary of the Trust Amjad Aziz Malik and students attended the function.

In her fluent Urdu, Ms. Wang Qianting said the year of 2011 was being officially declared by both countries as the year of friendship and the function was part of the bilateral relations activity. "I have read much about the people living here who were famous for their hospitality and brotherhood," she added. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, she said, was a symbol of friendship between the two neighbours and that is why I was eager to visit here. I loved the way people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa treated me, she added.



A year-long celebration of Pak-China's 60 years of relations would bring even closer the two peoples, she said and added, Sino-Pak cultural exchange and development of CRI-DX Council would also be beneficial to our ties. She disclosed that she also has a Pakistani name "Musarrat" which means “joy” and can also talk even in Pashto because of her love with Pakistan and its people.

Ms. Wang Qianting stated that Pakistan-China Friendship Centre which was established by government of People's Republic of China and donated to Pakistan as symbol of friendship was one of the proofs of our love for each other. Diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China were established in May 1951 and since both countries are enjoying friendship at all walks of life and most beautiful part of these relations are peoples-to-peoples contact and twining of some Pakistani cities with Chinese cities.
She assured the girls students that steps would be selected so that they could also learn Chinese language. Ms. Wang disclosed that there was tremendous goodwill and trust between the two countries and they can move towards economic integration.

She disclosed that China Radio International (CRI) was established in 1941 and now working in 61 different languages, including Urdu programme with Chinese language class. The CRI has so far completed 2400 hours duration of its programme, including many on establishing international brotherhood.

She said in last 60 years the two countries have developed a relation of trust and belief and both have great respect for each other. She said while celebrating the 2011 as year of friendship, both the countries will hold a series of commemorative activities covering fields like politics, economy, culture, education, sports and etc. She said CRI has many listeners in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and we give them great importance. In future many educational and cultural programmes would be aired besides students-to-students visits would be conducted. Haji Hidayatullah Khan and Qazi Asad also spoke on the occasion. They said that different functions in this regard should be arranged by government as well as private organisations, schools, colleges and universities to further strengthen our friendship.

They said that warm welcome presented by the people of Pakistan to Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao during his recent visit to Pakistan was an ample proof of our unbreakable ties.

Syed Ali Nawaz Gilani, Secretary-General Pakistan-China Friendship Association who is also President of Radio China Listeners Club in his Welcome address mentioned about the Pakistan-China relations and role of mass media in development and strengthening of these relationship. He also mentioned about Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign countries (CPAFFC) China and its special relationship with Pakistani counterparts and positive effect on strengthening the relationship at the people’s level. He specially mentioned that Urdu Service of CRI completed 48 years of broadcasting this year, and CRI delegation will also visit Pakistan for their interaction with its listeners.

Gilani also mentioned that Chinese diplomatic mission in Pakistan extended their message of good wishes for this function and plan of other celebrations of Pakistan-China friendship keeping in view the specially relationship of this Province with China. Peshawar and Abbottabad are sister cities with Urumqi and Kashgar and Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa is officially declared as friendly province with Xinjiang Autonomous Region in 2008.

He also mentioned about recently held South Asian Friendship Forum in Sri Lanka which was attended by South Asian Friendship associations with China and from China CPAFFC Vice-President Feng Zuoku, Director-General Ms. Wang Tong, Asian Division Mr. Zhang Peng along with other friends from CPAFFC attended the event.

Gilani also mentioned that CPAFFC President Chen Haosu will be visiting Pakistan this year which will be an important part of these celebrations. Pakistan-China Friendship Association will arrange special function to welcome the honourable guest. Later, special gifts and books were exchanged from both sides.


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