By our correspondent
KARACHI: First Lady Asifa Bhutto Zardari highlighted Sindh’s potential for business and investment and said cultural events provided valuable opportunities for people from different countries to understand each other’s traditions and heritage.
The First Lady was speaking at an event titled “Celebration of Human Dignity, Friendship and Universal Brotherhood”, organised by Diplomatic Bazar in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Liaison Office Karachi at the State Guest House.
Asifa Bhutto Zardari distributed souvenirs among diplomats attending the event. She appreciated the organisers for bringing members of the diplomatic community together and promoting cultural understanding and friendship among nations.
Asifa Bhutto said such gatherings helped people learn about different cultures and traditions. They also created opportunities to strengthen mutual understanding and develop closer relations between countries.
The first lady said the event had also highlighted the cultural diversity of Sindh and presented a positive and softer image of Pakistan to the international community. She drew attention to the province’s considerable potential for business and investment.
The event was attended by Sindh ministers, senior government officials and members of the diplomatic corps. Those present included, MNA Shazia Murri, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, Sharjeel Inam Memon, and Saeed Ghani.
Diplomatic representatives included Oman’s CG Sami Abdullah Salim Al Khanjari, Chinese Acting CG Feng Deheng, Indonesia’s CG Mudzakir M.A., Japan’s CG Hattori Masaru, Italy’s CG Fabrizio Bielli and Iran’s CG Akbar Eissazadeh, South Korea CG Joohoon Kim, Kuwait Acting CG Fahad Jassem Alazemi, Malaysia CG Yunus Ibrahim, Head of Mission UK Tom Burge, Bangladesh DHC Muhammad Sakib Sadakat, Thailand’s CG Surahete Boontinand, Bahrain CG Abdulla Ahmed Buqahoos, German CG Thomas E. Schultze, and President Pakistan Print & Electronic Media Z.H.Khurram.
Muhammad Irfan Soomro, Director General of the Foreign Affairs Liaison Office Karachi, was associated with the event’s organisation. It also provided a platform for cultural exchange and highlighted the importance of people-to-people contacts in strengthening international relations.
