Diplomatic Circles

Pakistan celebrates independence with two-day bash, cricket match

Venezuelan Ambassador Wilmer Barrientos, left, shakes hands with Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi. The two were hosted by Pakistani High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan, centre, at a Pakistan Independence Day event Aug. 16 at Lansdowne Park's Horticulture Building. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

August 23, 2017

For the first time in Ottawa, Pakistan's high commission decided to host a two-day celebration and a cricket match over the weekend to commemorate both 70 years of independence and of diplomatic relations with Canada. Though Pakistan’s Independence Day is on Aug. 14, the two-day event took place ...

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