Diplomatic Circles

Pakistan celebrates national day in Ottawa as MPs, Senators prepare to see country for themselves

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen spoke at Pakistan's national day, while International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau cut the cake at Bangladesh's national day party.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen gives a speech at the Pakistan national day event. He is accompanied by Pakistani High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan, and Liberal MPs Iqra Khalid and Rob Oliphant. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR

April 4, 2018

Close to 300 diplomats and senior officials came to celebrate Pakistan’s national day celebration at the Chateau Laurier, just before a group of MPs and Senators set out for Pakistan to foster closer ties. On March 28, Pakistan’s High Commissioner Tariq Azim Khan said that a se...

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