ISLAMABAD – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Friday inaugurated “one belt, one road,” a photo exhibition on Muslim customs at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) here.
The exhibition was arranged by the Embassy of Peoples Republic of China, Ningxia Islamic Friendly Council and NUML. China’s Charged d’Affaires Zhao Lijian and Head of Ningxia Islamic Council Hei Liangji were also present on the occasion.
After inaugurating the exhibition, the minister told reporters that holding of this exhibition in Islamabad not only reflected the deep cultural ties between peoples of the Pakistan and China but also a testimony of the Chinese government’s policy of ethnic equality and religious freedom under which Muslims enjoy equal rights.
He said that this exhibition was a message as the two countries celebrate the 65th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China. “Our people are connected with strong bonds of friendship and brotherhood,” he said. The minister congratulated Ningxia Islamic Friendly Council for their efforts to highlight the tolerance and harmony in the Chinese society.
He said that the exhibitions like this help promote people-to-people contacts and cultural cooperation which deepens existing friendly relations between the two countries. He said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was being constructed along the Silk Route which has expanded the relations by providing its solid economic foundations and dynamism.
The minister said that these relations can now be termed as both corporate and cultural strategic partnership. He said that Pak-China relations were rooted in the will of the people of both the nations and such exhibitions would bring the people even more closer.
