The newly-elected Executive Committee of the Pakistan-China Friendship Association (PCFA) on Wednesday took oath at a ceremony held at the Lahore Gymkhana Club, with Chinese Consul General Lahore Sun Yan present at the ceremony as the chief guest.
PCFA new executive committee takes oath
LAHORE, Sep 30 (APP): The newly-elected Executive Committee of the Pakistan-China Friendship Association (PCFA) on Wednesday took oath at a ceremony held at the Lahore Gymkhana Club, with Chinese Consul General Lahore Sun Yan present at the ceremony as the chief guest.
The consul general administered the oath to Dr. Khalid Manzoor Butt as President, Ho Yuk Bing Barbara as Senior Vice President, Dr. Kiran Khurshid as Vice President and Asad Gondal as Secretary General.
Rizwan Akram Sherwani, Naveed Saeed and Dr. Farzana Riaz also took oath as members of the Executive Committee.
The ceremony was attended by former CDA Islamabad Chairman Kamran Lashari, Lahore Gymkhana Club Chairman Mian Misbah-ur-Rehman, Government College University Vice Chancellor Dr. Omar Chaudhry, Allahwale Foundation Chairman Shahid Lone and President RPO Sheikhupura and Old Ravens Union Athar Ismail, among others.
Addressing the ceremony, Consul General Sun Yan expressed confidence in the new leadership of the association and assured all possible support for achieving its objectives. He hoped that the association would play an effective role in bringing the people of Pakistan and China closer.
He appreciated the establishment of an alumni chapter for Pakistani students who had studied at Chinese educational institutions and welcomed cultural exchange programmes between the two countries.
The website of the Pakistan-China Friendship Association was also inaugurated during the ceremony.
Ahead of China’s 77th National Day, which is celebrated on October 1, Dr. Khalid Manzoor Butt and Consul General Sun Yan cut a cake at the ceremony. The founding members, Executive Committee and guests also congratulated the Chinese Consul General on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Khalid thanked the founding members for their confidence and said the association would work to strengthen links between Chinese and Pakistani educational institutions, secure more scholarships for Pakistani students and promote educational and cultural cooperation between the two countries.
He said the association would also organize seminars, exhibitions and entertainment programmes to further strengthen people-to-people contacts.
At the end of the ceremony, a commemorative shield was presented to Consul General Sun Yan. A group photograph was also taken with the founding members, Executive Committee and guests, followed by tea.
