BEIJING – Pakistani students clinched top positions in music, speech andphotography competitions, organized within the framework of the 2nd SilkRoad andYoung Dreams, an international gala event of youth exchange.
Over 30 young Pakistani students from educational institutions inChina and Pakistan took part in the competitions and elegantly displayedtheir talents in the three-day event.
Nearly 300 contestants from 70 countries in five continents of Europe,Asia, Africa, America and Oceania participated in the event, organized towelcome the forthcoming Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation,scheduled to be held later this month.
The students of Pakistan Embassy College Beijing (PECB) won fivepositions in speech, photography and music categories of thecompetitions.
Abdul Rehman, a talented and young student of PECB, secured thefirst position in the speech contest while Islam Khallili and Thembekelisecured third place in the photography competition. In the musiccategory, Maaz Ali and Fareen Maharver were declared winners ofthe third position.
Bilawal Khan, Istahsan Arshad and Ronica Wilson, students of theSuperior College Lahore, who were sponsored by their college toparticipate in the contest, secured top slots in different categoriesof music competitions.
Cultural Counselor, Raheel Tariq, who provided a stage for Pakistaniyouth to shine with talents and potentials at the second edition of SilkRoad and Young Dreams, informed that most of the students, participatingin the event, were studying in China while some contestants came fromPakistan.
“We apprised our students in China particularly studying in educationalinstitutions in Beijing, about the event and invited them to participate,”headded.
In the beginning, they were reluctant to participate but the PakistanEmbassy fully encouraged them to take part in five categories i.e. music,speech, photography, arts and electronic gaming.
Commending the young student of PECB, who obtained the first positionin speech competition, he said his success was a result of hard work andcommitment besides the efforts of his teachers and parents.
Raheel Tariq remarked that participation of Pakistani youth in thecontest would further cement cultural ties and promote people-top-peoplecontacts between the all-weather friends and iron brothers.
“This international event has also provided our youths with an ampleopportunity to display their talent at the international level andintroducePakistani culture to the international audience,” he added.
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The first position holder, Abdul Rehman said although he was not expectingsuch a big win and he was able to win the first position just with theblessingof Allah Almighty, prayers of his parents and efforts of teachers.
Giving a message to other fellow Pakistani youth, he emphasized thatreading, writing and practice were key ingredients for his success. Hededicated the award to his father and his teachers.
Bilawal Khan, who was very excited after winning the trophy in thesinging competition, said it was really an amazing experience toparticipate and perform along with young talents of other countries.
“I have also got an opportunity to meet people from Russia, Sri Lanka,Ukraine and several other countries and interact with them to learn moreabout the music,” he added.
The event was organized by Silk Road Cities Alliance, China FriendshipFoundation for Peace and Development, Beijing Belt and Road CooperativeCommunity, and Chongyang Research Institute for Financial Studies ofRenmin University of China. More than 40 diplomats in China from Pakistan,Bahrain, Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria, Sri Lanka and the Maldives were presentto cheer for their outstanding players.
The cultural figures, business leaders, media representatives and otherdistinguished guests also joined to share knowledge and dreams.
Compared with the previous event, this year, more contestants took part incompetitions. On the basis of the music, speech and photography in the lastevent, three activities of sand painting creation, essay exchange ande-sportswere added to event this year.
At the end, a prize distribution ceremony was held in which winners,runners-up and third position holders in different categories of music,speech, photography and sand painting competitions were awardedtrophies and certificates.
Youths from different countries presented cultural performance to showcasetheir respective cultures and traditions. However, Pakistani youths stunned the audience with their impressive musical performance and patriotic songs.
