Pakistani cultural troupe performs at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on July 26, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Kamran Lashari, the Chairman of the Art Council and leader of the troupe, said that owing to the unique relations between the two countries, doing a show in China had always been on top of the wish-list of the performers who have demonstrated their artistic skills in many other countries abroad.

"The feeling is exhilarating when we get such overwhelming applause from the Chinese audience. No doubt we are the ' iron brothers,'" the beaming leader remarked excitedly after the show.

The troupe was brought along by Pakistan's Punjab province's Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif with his delegation to China. Sponsored by China Three Gorges Corporation and China Cultural Heritage Foundation, the show was organized by the Embassy of Pakistan in Beijing.