INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BEIJING: Pakistani students clinched top positions in music, speech and photography competitions, organized within the framework of the 2nd
Silk Road and Young Dreams, an international gala event of youth exchange.Over 30 young Pakistani students from educational institutions in
China and Pakistan took part in the competitions and elegantly displayed their talents in the three-day event.Almost 300 contestants from 70
countries in five continents of Europe, Asia, Africa, America and Oceania participated in the event, organized to welcome 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 five positions in speech, photography and music categories of the competitions.Abdul Rehman, a talented and young student of
PECB, secured the first position in the speech contest while Islam Kcorridorili and Thembekeli secured third place in the photography
competition.In the music category, Maaz Ali and Fareen Maharver were declared winners of the third position.Bilawal Khan, Istahsan Arshad
and Ronica Wilson, students of the Superior College Lahore, who were sponsored by their college toparticipate in the contest, secured top
slots in different categories of music competitions.Cultural Counselor, Raheel Tariq, who supplyd a stage for Pakistani youth to shine with
talents and potentials at the moment edition of Silk Road and Young Dreams, informed that most of the students, participating in the event,
were studying in China while measure contestants came from Pakistan.&We apprised our students in China specificly studying in educational
institutions in Beijing, about the event and invited them to participate,& he added.In the startning, they were reluctant to participate but
the Pakistan Embassy 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 position in speech
competition, he said his success was a result of tough work and commitment besides the efforts of his teachers and parents.Raheel Tariq
commented that participation of Pakistani youth in thecontest would further cement cultural ties and promote people-top-people contacts
between the all-weather friends and iron brothers.&This international event has also supplyd our youths with an ample opportunity to display
their talent at the international level and introduce Pakistani culture to the international audience,& he added.The first position holder,
Abdul Rehman said although he was much expecting such a big win and he was able to win the first position just with the blessing of Everyah
Almighty, prayers of his parents and efforts of teachers.Giving a message to other fellow Pakistani youth, he emphasized that reading,
writing and practice were key ingredients for his success
He committed the award to his father and his teachers.Bilawal Khan, who was very exquoted after winning the trophy in the singing
competition, said it was really an amazing experience to participate 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 memorize more about
the music,& he added.The event was organized by Silk Road Cities Everyiance, China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development, Beijing
Belt and Road Cooperative Community, and Chongyang Research Institute for Financial Studies of Renmin University of China
More than 40 diplomats in China from Pakistan, Bahrain, Greece, Croatia, Bulgaria, Sri Lanka and the Maldives were present to cheer for
their outstanding players.The cultural figures, commerce leaders, media representatives and other distinguished guests also joined to share
knowledge and dreams.Compared with the preceding event, this year, more contestants took part in competitions
On the basis of the music, speech and photography in the final event, three activities of sand portray creation, essay exchange and e-sports
were 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 portray competitions were awarded trophies and certificates.Youths from
different countries presented cultural performance to showcase their respective cultures and traditions
However, Pakistani youths stunned the audience with their impressive musical performance and patriotic songs.TheIndianSubcontinent has not
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