Pakistan, April 22 -- A three-day Chinese traditional culture and creative exhibition was inaugurated at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Sunday.

Addressing the opening ceremony, National History and Literary Heritage Secretary Aamir Hasan said Pakistan had always considered China as its closest friend and ally that had helped the country on many occasion.

"We had the first cultural protocol between the two friendly countries back in 1965, and since then we have taken many more cultural initiatives," he said. He said an executive four-year cultural programme was initiated in 2018, under which a number of initiatives had taken place.

Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Pakistan Yao Jing, National History a...