ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) and the Embassy of Kazakhstan jointly organized a screening of the film “Kazakh Khanate – Diamond Sword” at the PNCA auditorium on Wednesday to enhance cultural ties.
Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, Murtaza Solangi, Caretaker Minister for National Heritage and Culture, Jamal Shah, and Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Pakistan, Yerzhan Kistafin, attended the film screening, along with Director General PNCA Muhammad Ayoub Jamali and a large audience.
During the screening ceremony, Murtaza Solangi emphasized the importance of promoting cinemas in the country to foster cultural values of tolerance and harmony. He praised the film, stating that nothing educates and illuminates better than cinema.
Solangi expressed gratitude to the ambassador of Kazakhstan in Pakistan and Caretaker Minister for Culture and Heritage Jamal Shah for the invitation. He commended Jamal Shah, noting that he truly represents cinema, living and breathing the art form. The minister pledged to work with his cabinet colleague to promote culture through cinema.
Highlighting the challenges of extreme intolerance and personality cults, Solangi emphasized the role of culture, particularly cinema, in addressing long-term consequences. He assured the Kazakh ambassador of the Ministry’s full support.
Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture Jamal Shah described the film as educational, emphasizing the values of honor, dignity, and solidarity. He noted that the movie screening reflects the growing cultural relations between Pakistan and Kazakhstan. Jamal Shah expressed interest in enhancing collaboration in movies and cinema to strengthen bilateral cultural ties.
Ambassador Yerzhan Kistafin highlighted the movie’s portrayal of the life of the people of that time, the geopolitical conditions of the formation of the Kazakh Khanate, and details of costumes and battle scenes. He appreciated PNCA and the National Heritage and Culture Division for their collaboration on the screening.
The film was screened in Urdu, further promoting cultural understanding between the two nations.
