Youths to shoulder responsibility for carrying forward Pak-China friendship: Masood Khan
"Investing in youth is the best way to further cement Pakistan-China friendship," he noted.
He was responding to various questions to a group of young students who came here at the Pakistan Embassy under "China Junior English Reporter" programme initiated by Shenzhen Daily, a leading English language newspaper of the city.
The young students from various international schools from Shenzhen, a major city in southern China, bordering Hong Kong, asked many interesting questions to the Ambassador and got detailed reply.
Many young students aged between 8-13, when asked which career they would like to adopt in their practical life, informed the Ambassador that they would like to become astronauts, sports persons, or adopt Information Technology, lawyers, biologist, Chief Executive Officers, bankers, army as their profession.
To a question, Ambassador Khan explained the little students about the functioning of Embassy and the difference between an Embassy and a Consulate General.
As none of the students showed interest in joining the foreign service, the Ambassador said, "I wish to tell you that diplomacy is also a profession."
A grade-6 student asked him how to become a diplomat, while a girl student asked about the culture of Pakistan and medium of instruction in Pakistani schools.
A bespectacled grade-7 student asked about the quality of education in Pakistan and the procedure of getting admission there.
"We have very high quality educational institutions in Pakistan and very professional and competent teachers," responded Ambassador Masood Khan.
When asked about his views on Chinese people, Ambassador Khan remarked that they are kind hearted, hard working, faithful, disciplined and caring towards others. In this connection, he said, developed parts of China like Shenzhen and Shanghai are contributing towards the uplift of less developed areas in the Western region.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2011