Saturday, April 12, 2008, Rabi-ul-Sani 5,1429    

NUML holds quiz competition
Pakistan has fraternal ties with China: Luo

Staff Reporter

Islamabad—A interesting quiz competition on “Olympic Knowledge” was held at National University of Modern Languages (NLML) here.

The competition was held in connection with the Olympic torch arriving in Islamabad on April 16. The function was organised by the Confucius Institute of NUML.

The Chinese Ambassador Luo Zhaohui was the chief guest in the competition.

The other prominent personalities present on the occasion were Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Arif Hasan. President Pakistan Olympic Association and Mr Shan, Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chinese ambassador said that they enjoy and appreciate the cooperation Pakistan was extending with regard to the holding of the Olympic Games being held in Beijing on August 8 this year.

He said that Pakistan was the only country in the world which has with close cordial and fraternal ties with each other. `Both the countries were heatedly cooperating with each other economic, defence and other fields, he said.Kir Luo Zhaohui also expressed the hope Is’ that the existing ties would grow more and more in the years to come.

Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Arif Hasan, President Pakistan Olympic Association, in his address, said that it was a great honour for the people of Pakistan for selecting Islamabad as one of the destinations for the Olympic torch. He said that the Olympic torch symbolizes the hopes and aspirations of the people world over. Arif Hasan expressed the commitment that they would do utmost for making the forthcoming Olympic games a resounding success.