{"id":17764,"date":"2026-03-27T14:24:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/03\/27\/celebrating-pak-china-friendship-hockey-clash\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:24:16","slug":"celebrating-pak-china-friendship-hockey-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2026\/03\/27\/celebrating-pak-china-friendship-hockey-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Pak China friendship with hockey clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Peshawar on March 27, 2026, local hockey players marked the 75th anniversary of Pak China friendship in a lively exhibition match where Baghdada Hockey Club Mardan defeated Islamia College University Peshawar 4-2. The game drew a large crowd that cheered and chanted in celebration of the bilateral ties.<\/p>\n<p>The Vice Chancellor of Islamia College University, Professor Dr. Ahmad Ur Rahman Saljoqi, attended as chief guest and offered congratulations to the people of China on the 75th anniversary of Pak China friendship, calling China a time-tested and trusted partner of Pakistan. He extended a warm invitation to university sports teams from China to visit Pakistan, promising hospitality and enhanced sports cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides displayed competitive, high-quality hockey throughout the match. Islamia College University captain Afsar Khan said he was proud to lead his side on such a significant occasion and expressed confidence that Pak China friendship would continue to deepen through sporting exchanges. Baghdada captain Murad Khan commended China Window for organizing the event and congratulated the Chinese hockey community on the milestone.<\/p>\n<p>The closely fought contest saw moments of strong defence and fast-paced attack, but Baghdada Hockey Club ultimately secured the win by a 4-2 margin. Spectators praised the spirit of the event as a fitting tribute to the 75th anniversary and a reminder of how sport can reinforce the Pak China friendship.<\/p>\n<p>China Window has announced a football match next week as part of the ongoing celebrations, underscoring efforts to broaden sporting links and cultural exchange. Organizers and participants said they expect continued collaboration that benefits athletes and fans on both sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baghdada HC beat Islamia College University 4-2 in Peshawar to mark the 75th Pak China friendship anniversary and promote stronger sports ties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":17763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17764","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\/17764","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=17764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}