Zubair Qureshi
President of All Pakistan-China Friendship Association (APCFA) and a vocal champion of good relations between the two countries Attia Ayub Qutub passed away Sunday evening in Islamabad.
Attia Ayub Qutub, 67, died after a brief illness leaving behind a son and two daughters all settled in London. Her family including husband and kids were beside her when she breathed her last.
Attia Qutub’s death has left not only her family members, civil society but the entire APCFA and friends devastated as she was considered one of the most vocal and eminent advocates of Pak-China friendship and took a number of initiatives to strengthen this bond between the two countries.
According to a message issued by APCFA, Attia Ayub Qutub passionately led the All Pakistan-China Friendship Association during the past three years since she was elected President in 2017.
The APCFA founded by her father Ambassador Mumtaz A Alvie in 1978, is the pioneering Association set up to promote people to people friendship between Pakistan and China.
It has been working for over four decades to strengthen cultural and social ties between the two countries. Her endeavours were greatly appreciated, recognized and respected by her friends in China and Pakistan.
According to the statement, Attia Ayub Qutub also led a Pakistani delegation to Beijing to hold a “Pakistan Youth Cultural Exchange Week” in Beijing in October 2019 as part of celebrations for 70th Anniversary of founding of People’s Republic of China.
She also produced a documentary film on Journey of Pak-China Friendship “Hum Aik Hain” in September 2019.
Attia Qutub was also an environmentalist and practiced environmental education with the NGO Piedar in schools all over the country. Her funeral prayers will be led on Tuesday (today) at 3:30pm at H-11 Graveyard, Islamabad, further says the statement.
