The celebration began on Thursday in Pakistan's Punjab Province. Seminars on the strong ties of friendship between Pakistan and China and a pictorial exhibition have been arranged at the direction of Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Sheba Sharif.
In line with the 65th annual celebrations, Pakistan's National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage, Lok Virsa, has planned a two-day "Chinese Mela" festival that will start on Saturday. Organized in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy, it will become "part of the on-going efforts of promoting a relationship of love and brotherhood between the people of two countries." The Mela will highlight Chinese culture, and cuisine along with Pakistani artisans, music and a photo exhibition, the institute's website said.
Pakistan-China friendship has become a model for the world, said Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal in an interview to APP. "China has been supporting Pakistan unconditionally for the last 65 years, while Pakistan has reciprocated to its time-tested friend's gestures positively," he added. "That's why, friendship between the two countries is considered higher than the Himalayas, deeper than the sea and sweeter than honey."
