The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has donated books and other educational materials to the Pakistan Embassy College, Beijing.
According to a press release received here on Friday, a delegation from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed by Deputy Director General Ms Hou Yanqi, visited the Pakistan Embassy College, Beijing, and attended the book donation ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Masood Khalid stressed upon the need of inculcating strong reading habits in children. “There is no substitute to book reading for acquiring knowledge,” he said.
He thanked the Chinese ministry of foreign affairs for the gift, which testified to the time-tested friendship between China and Pakistan.
Ms Hou Yanqi said that the Chinese foreign ministry selected the Pakistan Embassy College Beijing as the first school to receive this gift as a manifestation of the abiding friendship of China and Pakistan.
