KATHMANDU, Aug 15: The Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu organized a flag hoisting ceremony at the Chancery on the auspicious occasion of the 78th Independence Day of Pakistan on Wednesday. Ambassador of Pakistan, Abrar H. Hashmi, unfurled the national flag at the Chancery. Embassy officials, the Pakistani community, and Nepali friends, along with their families, attended the colorful ceremony.

In the evening, the Pakistan Embassy, in collaboration with the Nepal-Pakistan Friendship and Cultural Association (NPFCA), organized an Independence Day reception at the Hilton Hotel, Kathmandu. The Vice President of Nepal, Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav, was the Chief Guest.

Special guests included Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Indira Ranamagar, former Prime Minister M.K. Nepal, former Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of JSP-Nepal, Upendra Yadav, former Deputy Prime Minister C.P. Mainali, former Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, and Member of Parliament Rekha Yadav. A good number of guests, including ambassadors, UN RC and agency heads, SG SAARC, diplomats, political figures, government officials, businessmen, defense attachés, journalists, as well as the Pakistani community, were present.

Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Hashmi thanked Vice President Yadav for Nepal’s continued support and friendship. He noted that our civilizational commonalities, regional dynamics, cultural and linguistic similarities, as well as common developmental and ecological challenges, make Nepal and Pakistan multifaceted partners.