{"id":69319,"date":"2025-06-30T09:16:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=69319"},"modified":"2025-06-30T09:16:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:16:56","slug":"pakistan-nigeria-art-exhibition-celebrates-cultural-ties-in-abuja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/30\/pakistan-nigeria-art-exhibition-celebrates-cultural-ties-in-abuja\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan-Nigeria Art Exhibition Celebrates Cultural Ties in Abuja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Samuel Adeola<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Pakistan High Commission in Abuja has opened the \u2018New Gate\u2019 Art Exhibition, showcasing the deepening cultural ties between Pakistan and Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Declaring the event open, the Pakistani High Commissioner to Nigeria, Major General Sohail Ahmad Khan (retd), described the exhibition as a testament to the unifying power of art in fostering peace, understanding, and cross-cultural connection.<\/p>\n<p>Organised in collaboration with Anila\u2019s Art Addiction Gallery, the exhibition featured works by acclaimed artist Anila Adnan, who received a special award for her innovative fusion of Pakistani and Nigerian art styles, promoting unity in diversity.<\/p>\n<p>Renowned Nigerian artist, Chief Nike Davies-Okundaye, who served as the chief guest, commended the initiative for advancing artistic excellence and cultural exchange.<\/p>\n<p>A vibrant performance by the Wazobia Dancers electrified the evening, drawing applause with their energetic display of traditional Nigerian dance.<\/p>\n<p>The event drew a diverse audience, including diplomats, government officials, art enthusiasts, and members of the Nigerian and Pakistani communities, all celebrating art as a bridge for stronger bilateral relations and meaningful dialogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Samuel Adeola The Pakistan High Commission in Abuja has opened the \u2018New Gate\u2019 Art Exhibition, showcasing the deepening cultural ties between Pakistan and Nigeria. Declaring the event open, the Pakistani High Commissioner to Nigeria, Major General Sohail Ahmad Khan (retd), described the exhibition as a testament to the unifying power of art in fostering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":69320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69321,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69319\/revisions\/69321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}