A Chinese couple, Wang Qianting, Bureau Chief of China Radio International (CRI) and a diplomat of Chinese Embassy in Islamabad Wang Shengjie tied the knot in a traditional Pakistani style at a ceremony held here last night at a local hotel.
The wedding ceremony was attended by Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Liu Jian and a large number of their friends including Senator Mushahidn Hussain Sayed. The marriage was sermonised in a traditional Pakistani fashion that included performance of folk dance and singing of Pakistani marriage's songs during the ceremony. The couple, bridegroom was wearing 'sherwani' and bride attiring traditional Pakistani bridal dress with jewellery.
The couple set a pleasant tradition getting themselves engaged in Pakistan, considering it their second home, said the ambassador in a brief talk on the occasion. It shows the love of Chinese people with Pakistani culture and fashion. He termed her marriage a pleasant gesture of the existing true friendly sentiments and deep emotional attachment between the people of two countries. Qianting, Pakistani name Musarat, said it was a matter of great jubilation for her to get married in Pakistani fashion.