ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Pervaiz Rashid on Friday inaugurated “one belt, one road”, a photo exhibition on Muslim customs in National University of Modern Languages (NUML). The embassy of Peoples Republic of China, Ningxia Islamic Friendly Council and NUML arranged the exhibition. The Chinese charged d’affaires Zhao Lijian and Ningxia Islamic Council Head Hei Liangji were also present on the occasion. While talking to media after inaugurating the exhibition, the minister said that the holding of this exhibition in the federal capital not only reflected the deep cultural ties between people of the Pakistan and China but also a testimony of Chinese government’s policy of ethnic equality and religious freedom under which Muslims enjoy equal rights. He said that this exhibition is a message as the two countries celebrate the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China. He said that our people are connected with strong bonds of friendship and brotherhood. The minister congratulated Ningxia Islamic Friendly Council for their efforts to highlight the tolerance and harmony in the Chinese society adding that these exhibitions help promote people to people contact and cultural cooperation which deepens existing friendly relations between both the countries. The minister said that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is being constructed along the Silk Route, which has expanded the Pak-China relations by providing it solid economic foundations and dynamism. The minister further said that these relations can now be termed as both corporate and cultural strategic partnership adding that the Pak-China relations are rooted in the will of people of both the nations and such exhibitions would bring the people of both the countries more closer.