‘Iron brothers or Batie, special, unique terminology for Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: “Now we are the third generation in this chain of (Pak-China) friendship. I want to promote and carry on the same spirit to our next generation,” said Zamir Ahmed Awan, a Sinologist and former diplomat of Pakistan.

Awan shared his family’s special bond with China in an interview with China Economic Net (CEN) on the occasion of 70th anniversary of the establishment of China-Pakistan diplomatic ties.

“My father had lived in China before 1949. I studied and worked in China for many years. My children also once studied in China. We have a very strong family bond. I inherited the friendship from my parents and then transferred it to my children,” Awan said.

There is an Islamic teaching: you have to seek knowledge, even you have to travel to China. “I fulfilled this saying. I’m very lucky that I have an opportunity to study in China,” said Awan.