Lahore:
President Asif Ali Zardari said on Sunday that Pakistan intended to forge strong bilateral relations with Bangladesh in all areas, including trade, trade, sports, culture and links of people to popular.
Speaking during a reception organized to the male cricket teams in Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Governor’s house here, he declared that the Pakistani government was trying to work together to establish a stronger relationship, adding that this could not happen overnight, but “we must continue to invest in people and find solutions to take our relations”.
The Bangladesh cricket team is in Pakistan to play a T20I series of three games. Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, President of the PCB Mohin Naqvi, the High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Pakistan Muhammad Iqbal Hussain, the Nazmul BCB operations manager Abedeen Fahim, team leaders and Pakistan members and Pakistana and Bangladesh present.
Zardari said Pakistan businessmen wanted to collaborate with Bangladais companies, adding that the Pakistani government was also interested in working with the Bangladais government in the long -term. “We have a brilliant future as two nations,” said the president.
Zardari praised the rich history of Bangladesh and his people, adding that the Bengali nation was one of the oldest and richest nations in the region and had a proud history. He has also recognized the progress made by Bangladesh in the past 50 years.
“Bangladesh is a success in the world both financially than in the capital of human resources and everyone knows it. Allah has given you financial force and in the form of labor.” Bangladesh is intended to progress and prosper … and Pakistan will contribute as much as possible, “he said.
Reminating on shared history and the pangs of separation as brothers, when the two brothers separated in 1971, Zardari declared that the young generation was not aware of the pain “that we had crossed as older generation”, adding that we had broken the hearts of the other in the past and there was a need to repair hearts today “. mutual.
Recognizing the transformative power of cricket as a sport, which helps to unite people around the world, he said: “I am happy to welcome you all to Pakistan, in Lahore. And I hope there will be many of these trips”.
Zardari also expressed the desire to visit Bangladesh, adding that he had not been to Dhaka for a long time. He remembers with emotion his days of students at the Cadet College Petaro and the sustainable friendships he established at the time, adding that he was in contact with friends of the Bangladian college even today.
President Zardari reassured the Bangladesh envoy to Pakistan in full support in promoting bilateral relations between the two fraternal countries. He praised the Bangladesh Tigers for their immense talent and wished them a great future.
He also praised the young Pakistani team and expressed the hope that they will do well on the international front. “The world is young, you are young and it’s your time. We have seen our time, it’s your time. You will all see the future and I bless you and I hope you will have a good eventful future,” said President Zardari.
