Pakistani
community living in Egypt and representatives of local print and electronic
media participated in the event.
Messages
of president and the prime minister of Pakistan were read out to the audience,
a message received here from Cairo said.
Addressing
the guests, Ambassador Mushtaq Ali Shah highlighted the strengthening of
democratic process in Pakistan, whereby the ‘Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’ had
obtained a comprehensive mandate from the electorate for its manifesto of
societal change.
He
expressed the hope that with the induction of new government led by Imran Khan,
this Independence Day would herald an era of change for the people of Pakistan.
Referring
to the recent initiative taken by the government of Pakistan for water
conservation, he invited the expatriate community to make generous
contributions to the Fund for the construction of ‘Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand
Dam’.
On this
occasion, the students of the Pakistan International School Cairo (PISC) gave a
colorful performance on ‘Milli Naghmas.
Leading
Daily newspaper ‘Daily News’ also carried special supplement on the occasion.
Later
the Ambassador gave interviews to the local print and electronic media, in
which he underlined the strong bonds of fraternity and mutually beneficial
cooperation that had steadily grown over the past 70 years in all domains.
He
expressed his confidence that relations between the two countries would grow
further under the dynamic leadership of the new / incoming Prime Minister Imran
Khan.
The
ceremony ended with the customary light refreshments for the participants.
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