{"id":15481,"date":"2025-12-19T15:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/12\/19\/showcasing-uzbekistan-exhibition-pakistani-lenses\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T15:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:34:07","slug":"showcasing-uzbekistan-exhibition-pakistani-lenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/12\/19\/showcasing-uzbekistan-exhibition-pakistani-lenses\/","title":{"rendered":"Showcasing Uzbekistan exhibition through Pakistani lenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 19 December 2025 the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Pakistan and the Pakistan National Council of the Arts opened a photo exhibition at the PNCA National Art Gallery in Islamabad to strengthen cultural ties and spotlight Uzbekistan&#8217;s heritage through photographic storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration was led by <strong>Aurangzeb Khan Khichi<\/strong>, Federal Minister for National Heritage &#038; Culture, who attended as Chief Guest. <strong>Attaullah Tarar<\/strong>, Minister for Information and Broadcasting, joined as Guest of Honour and <strong>Alisher Tukhtaev<\/strong>, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Pakistan, attended alongside political figures, diplomats and members of the media.<\/p>\n<p>The Uzbekistan exhibition features work by renowned Pakistani photographers <strong>M. Azhar Hafeez<\/strong>, <strong>Ramzan Mughal<\/strong>, <strong>Shahid Qureshi<\/strong>, <strong>Tariq Sulemani<\/strong> and <strong>Gulrez Ghauri<\/strong>. Their images offer intimate perspectives on Uzbekistan&#8217;s landscapes, historic sites and cultural life, inviting visitors to experience the country&#8217;s rich traditions through a Pakistani lens.<\/p>\n<p>As a gesture of appreciation for the PNCA&#8217;s role in hosting the event, Ambassador Tukhtaev presented a souvenir shield to <strong>M. Ayoub Jamali<\/strong>, Director General of PNCA, recognising the council&#8217;s support in organising the exhibition and promoting cultural exchange between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>The Uzbekistan exhibition is open to the public at PNCA Gallery No. 2 until 22 December 2025, with visiting hours from 10 am to 4 pm. Visitors should note that the galleries are closed on Saturdays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the Uzbekistan exhibition at PNCA Islamabad featuring Pakistani photographers&#8217; images that celebrate cultural ties. Visit before 22 December 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":15480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}