BEIJING, April 26 (INP): Pakistan’s Military Band demonstrated its performance by playing national, ceremonial and folk tunes at the Embassy of Pakistan here on Thursday. Ambassador of Pakistan Masood Khalid heralded the performance of the band, led by Honarary Captain Ghulam Ali and informed that this band represented Pakistan during the all important meeting of Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on April 24 in Beijing, wherein the military bands from eight member states of SCO gave their performance at such iconic venues as the Great Wall and the Olympic Stadium. The Ambassador said that the band had not only won the hearts of the Chinese people by rendering crystal performances but have also garnered media’s attention. Ambassador termed the performance as a catalyst for revival of the patriotic fervor and spirit. The 50 member tri-service military band is on a seven day visit to China to participate in the 5th “Horn of Peace” Military Band Festival of Shanghai Co-operation Organization in Beijing. The event was largely attended by the Embassy staff, families, Pakistani community and media. Students and faculty of Pakistan Embassy College Beijing also joined the event. The military band from Pakistan performed at the opening ceremony of the 5th “Horn of Peace” Military Band Festival of the SCO. Military bands from eight countries, namely, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Belarus are participated in the festival. The opening ceremony of the 5th SCO Military Band Festival was held at a square of the Juyongguan Pass of the Great Wall in Beijing on Tuesday, which was followed by the first official performance of the festival. The eight participating military bands gave a parade performance at the Beijing Olympic Park on Wednesday morning and staged the second official performance at the Juyongguan Pass of the Great Wall on Wednesday evening. The 1st SCO Military Band Festival was held in 2014, and it has become a cultural gala of SCO and a bridge linking the friendship between servicepersons of the armed forces of the SCO member states. It is worth mentioning that, this year’s SCO Military Band Festival has been joined by three newcomers, and they are the military bands from Uzbekistan, India and Belarus. INP/J/AJ