Community Award for DCM
Sadiq
Washington,
DC: Pakistan’s Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington,
Mr. Mohammad Sadiq, has said Pakistan-US relations have entered
a new era of "long-term bilateral relationship,"
which is mutually advantageous for the two nations. He said
it depends now on Pakistan and the Pakistani-American community
"to take maximum benefit" of this emerging cordiality
based on mutual trust and reliance.
In his remarks at a function held at Queens in New York, the
DCM called upon the community to play its "important
active role" in further consolidating the "long
term bilateral relationship."
Mr. Sadiq told some 50 community leaders from New York and
New Jersey States that Ambassador Jehangir Karamat will shortly
embark on a meet-the-community visit of major cities of the
United States.
The senior official said a new dimension of multi-faceted
Pakistan-US ties was in the domain of trade and commerce.
He called upon the Pakistani-American community to reach out
to the mainstream US society, actively participate in the
socio-charitable work, and get involved in grassroots' level
political activism.
The function was held under the aegis of an umbrella organization
'Live Together.' The DCM was given “Award of Excellence
for year 2004”, in recognition of his outstanding services
for the community.
The host of the event, Imtiaz Rahi, in his remarks referred
to the various steps taken by the Pakistan Embassy to promote
the cause of the community. "Mr. Sadiq is a capable diplomat
and he has done remarkably for the causes of community,"
he added. He lauded "the open door policy" of the
Pakistan Embassy that promoted the widest possible interaction
between the community, its mass e-mailing system, internship
program and support and involvement of the upcoming second
generation Pakistani-Americans in "healthy and far-sighted
pursuits."
On the occasion, Shahid Zaheer, CEO Prime TV, also presented
a plaque to DCM Mohammad Sadiq in recognition of his distinguished
services.
Eminent community leaders present on the occasion included
representatives of civic and cultural associations, attorneys,
accountants and doctors, including Dr. Suhail Muzaffar, Bashir
Qamar, Mujeeb Lodhi, Wakil Ansari, Dr. Tahir Chaudhry, Dr.
Saqib Khan, Shafiq Siddiqui and Mohsin Zaheer.
Consul General Shaukat Haroon also spoke at the function.
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