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36-episode Chinese series to be aired on PTV: Chinese ambassadorBreaking

November 04, 2017

ISLAMABAD, Nov 04 (INP): A 36-episode television series called Beijing Youth will be on-air on PTV soon, tweeted Chinese ambassador Lijian Zhao Saturday. This will be the first time that a Chinese TV series will arrive in Pakistan. Recently, China Radio International and the state television of Pakistan signed an agreement to broadcast the series on PTV. According to the agreement, 36 sets of Urdu-language TV series Beijing Youth compiled by international networks will be broadcast on the evening prime time of Pakistani state television from early November. According to the Chinese ambassador, Beijing Youth will also be a tribute to the 70th anniversary of Pakistan's independence. Under the Belt and Road plan of the Chinese and Pakistani government, documentaries and animated series have been translated from Chinese to Urdu. As per a website, China Radio International has developed rapidly in recent years by translating and broadcasting Chinese films and television programmes in various languages. INP/AH/SB