ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Acting High Commissioner to Canada, Shahbaz Malik has expressed the confidence that bilateral relations between Pakistan and Canada would further expand in days ahead to include a full spectrum of political, economic, security and cultural arenas for the mutual benefit of both countries and their peoples.
He said that Pakistan and Canada established bilateral diplomatic relations in 1947, shortly after Pakistan’s independence, and the relationship had grown from strength to strength over the decades. He said both Pakistan and Canada continued to cooperate on bilateral and multilateral fora due to a commonality of views on a number of global challenges like peace and security, climate change and multilateralism. He lauded Canada’s “invaluable humanitarian support to Pakistan through the Covid-19 pandemic”.
Shahbaz Malik made this statement while addressing a gathering of members of the Pakistani diaspora, local dignitaries, and members of diplomatic corps, including high commissioners and ambassadors, invited to a Qawwali performance organized by the Pakistan High Commission in collaboration with a delegation of Ismaili Imamat in Canada. The event was dedicated to the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Pakistan and Canada as well as 75th Independence Day of Pakistan falling this year.
Various Canadian Senators and parliamentarians as well as Paul Thoppil, Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada, and Dr. Mahmoud Eboo, AKDN Representative to Canada, also attended the function.