PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa secretary higher education Dawood Khan has said that they are celebrating the 70th anniversary of Pak-China diplomatic relations with a renewed commitment that this bond of friendship would be further strengthened in the future.

He expressed these views on the occasion of official inauguration of the fifth class of Chinese language learning organised by China Window, a Chinese cultural and information centre in Peshawar.

Dawood Khan said that the provincial government had issued hundreds of scholarships to the students for higher education in the Chinese universities and more scholarships would be given to the aspiring students in future.

About importance of the Chinese language, he said that the belt and road project would usher in a new era of development and prosperity in the region.

He said that learners of the Chinese language would be able to avail of the employment opportunities in this project.

The secretary said that the Chinese language institutions would be encouraged in every possible way so that more and more young people could get attractive jobs in the private sector instead of relying on the government for jobs.

Earlier, he cut the ribbon and formally inaugurated the fifth class of the Chinese language.

Published in Dawn, November 22nd, 2021

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