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Pakistani groom and a Chinese bride tied the nuptial knot in the
Chinese city of Fu Shen in Shenyang province on July 3. The young
couple met while studying in the USA. As the Pakistan and China are
celebrating 2011 as the year of friendship to mark the 60th
anniversary of their diplomatic relations, the wedding was called
Pakistan-China friendship wedding. Hasan Farooq, bridegroom, is a
banker and Shu Feng, the bride, is an academic. Hasan is the son of
General Agha Farooq, President of National Defence University (NDU) of
Pakistan, while Shu Feng, is the daughter of Feng Chun He, Principal of
a school.
What was most striking about the union was that Hasan and Feng’s elegant
wedding ceremony in a local hotel was concluded in just one and a half
hours. Pakistani and Chinese guests applauded the couple amidst
enthusiastic chants of ‘Long Live Pakistan-China Friendship’.
General Agha Farooq and Mrs. Farooq had travelled all the way from Islamabad to attend the wedding and receive the bride in the family.
Madam Wang Guifeng, Mayor of Fu Shun county in Liaoning province, and Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Masood Khan gave their blessings to the couple.
General Xiao Tian Liang, representing National Defence University of China, Senior local Military Commander Ming Yao Dong, three Vice Mayors and two Deputy Secretary Generals of the Fu Shun County, Brigadier Fahim-ul-Aziz, Defence & Army Attach and First Secretary Faraz Zaidi also attended the wedding.
The ceremony displayed an impressive mix of Chinese and Pakistani cultural traditions. The guests while delivering their speeches on the occasion highlighted the theme of enhancing the Sino-Pak friendship through this cross cultural wedding.
Prior to the wedding Ambassador Masood Khan met Madam Wang Guifeng.
General Agha Farooq and Mrs. Farooq had travelled all the way from Islamabad to attend the wedding and receive the bride in the family.
Madam Wang Guifeng, Mayor of Fu Shun county in Liaoning province, and Pakistan’s Ambassador to China, Masood Khan gave their blessings to the couple.
General Xiao Tian Liang, representing National Defence University of China, Senior local Military Commander Ming Yao Dong, three Vice Mayors and two Deputy Secretary Generals of the Fu Shun County, Brigadier Fahim-ul-Aziz, Defence & Army Attach and First Secretary Faraz Zaidi also attended the wedding.
The ceremony displayed an impressive mix of Chinese and Pakistani cultural traditions. The guests while delivering their speeches on the occasion highlighted the theme of enhancing the Sino-Pak friendship through this cross cultural wedding.
Prior to the wedding Ambassador Masood Khan met Madam Wang Guifeng.
She informed the Ambassador that Fu Shun is a highly industrialized city developed as a thriving centre for fuel, power and raw materials. She said the city has a population of 2.3 million and is offering more opportunities in textile and electronics.
Ambassador Masood Khan invited the Mayor to lead a delegation to Pakistan to explore opportunities for mutual cooperation.
He said with this wedding Pakistan and China have also become good relatives in addition to being good friends, neighbors, partners and good brothers. APP
