China Youth Federation team visits NUML

A 100-member delegation of All-China Youth Federation paid visit to National University of Modern Languages (NUML) on Monday as a part of its initiatives to promote and enhance China-Pakistan youth friendship exchange.
The delegation was headed by Deputy Secretary General of All- China Youth Federation, Wan Xuejun, accompanied by Chinese Cultural Consular to Pakistan, His Excellency Zhang Yiung Pao.
Dr Lei Weizhong, head of Chinese Department, head of Confucius Institute, Dr Ge Le Sheng along with Chinese faculty members, students and other officials of the university warmly welcomed the delegations. Students holding Pakistani and Chinese flags presented bouquets to the members of the delegation.
All-China Youth Federation Deputy Secretary General Wan Xuejun, speaking at the occasion, said that love and affection of Pakistani people and youth overwhelmed them and each member of the delegation will be ambassador of this bond back to China.
He said that the delegation comprising of young Chinese businessmen, artists, teachers, researchers, media men, students and workers demonstrates eagerness of both nations to know about each other and develop close brotherly and people to people relations.
Every year hundreds of Pakistani students go to China and Chinese students come to Pakistan for studying different disciplines and these students guarantee a very bright future for the friendship of both the nations.
NUML Rector Maj-Gen (retd) Masood Hasan said NUML and Pak-China friendship were synonymous to each other.
He told the delegation that a flourishing Chinese department in main campus and many other regional campuses of NUML, and Confucius institute are prove of the fact that Pakistani people want to have cultural, social and economic ties with their brotherly neighbouring country. He said that NUML regularly arranges students and faculty members’ tours to China which help understand Chinese language and culture and subsequently they assist interest of Pakistan and China.
The members of the delegation also visited Chinese department, Confucius Department and Library and other different department of NUML where they were briefed about the functions of these departments by their respective heads. The Chinese and Pakistani students enchanted the slogans of long live Pak-China friendship.
The NUML rector and the DG presented university shields to the deputy secretary general of All-China Youth Federation, Wan Xuejun, Deputy Director International Department, All China Youth Foundation, Zhao Yaqiao, and the Chinese cultural consular.
Clay art workshop concludes at PNCA: The weeklong workshop of clay art for amateur craft persons concluded here Monday at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) with a certificate-distribution ceremony.
Art students and young artisans from various educational institutions of twin cities were among the participants to get training of the basic and advanced techniques of the pottery art.
Renowned potter Sheherezade Alam conducted the workshop with introduction of the history and development of pottery over the years as an identity of the country with special reference to Ghandara civilisations.
The students created objects from selection of the clay to its preparation as basic and important technique for good results while the instructor shared her experiences with budding craft persons and guided them about the 9000-year-old living legacy of clay.
With the title “Earth Fire Water Air: A Journey with Clay,” the workshop focussed on seven stages of pottery making through various techniques of hand buildings and the potter’s wheel.
Sheherezade Alam termed the course as an opportunity to explore the creative potential and artistic skills of youngsters in the field of pottery making.