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Pakistani students enjoy moon cakes during an event to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Business Center in southwest Pakistan’s Gwadar on Sept. 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
Under the glow of the full moon in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, Pakistani students and Chinese nationals gathered to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, a cherished tradition symbolizing family reunion at the China Business Center in the port city of Gwadar.
Approximately 20 students from various disciplines at the China-donated Pakistan-China Technical and Vocational Institute, including Chinese, English, maritime technology, tourism, and hospitality, attended the celebration at the event.
A Pakistani student attends an event to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Business Center in southwest Pakistan’s Gwadar on Sept. 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)Pakistani students attend an event to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Business Center in southwest Pakistan’s Gwadar on Sept. 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)A Chinese national sings a song for Pakistani student during an event to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Business Center in southwest Pakistan’s Gwadar on Sept. 16, 2024.. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)A Pakistani student sings a song during an event to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Business Center in southwest Pakistan’s Gwadar on Sept. 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)Pakistani students enjoy moon cake during an event to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Business Center in southwest Pakistan’s Gwadar on Sept. 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)Pakistani students enjoy food during an event to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival at the China Business Center in southwest Pakistan’s Gwadar on Sept. 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance,
a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went
back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016,
working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
