Pakistan’s first online Chinese-English magazine, “Youlin Good Neighbours”, was launched here on Friday. Dr Dushka Sayed will be the editor of the magazine.
Addressing the launch ceremony at the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), Deputy Governor of Xinjiang province, Qiao Jifu, said China is ready to cooperate with Pakistan in every field, adding that joint strategy should be devised to meet the challenges of the new century. Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-i-Azam (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain stressed on the need to enhance contact between the two countries.
Morever, a centre for Chinese studies will also be established at the IIUI, announced PML-Q General Secretary Mushahid Hussain Syed. IIUI has the highest number of Chinese students in Pakistan, he added.
A 22-member Chinese delegation is currently on a five-day visit to Pakistan with the aim to enhance people-to-people contact between Pakistan and China. The delegation comprises eminent poets, writers, journalists and entrepreneurs.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 18th, 2012.
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