{"id":2567,"date":"2019-02-28T21:33:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T21:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/?p=2567"},"modified":"2019-02-28T22:06:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T22:06:09","slug":"australia-day-marked-with-featuring-pakistani-truck-art-and-sufi-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/australia-day-marked-with-featuring-pakistani-truck-art-and-sufi-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Day Marked with Featuring Pakistani Truck Art and Sufi Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

Islamabad: Australian High Commissioner Margaret Adamson\u00a0 marked Australia Day in Spring with a reception in Islamabad Serena Hotels on 26 Feb 2019,featuring truck art and Sufi music.\"\"<\/p>\n

High profile guests from the Government of Pakistan, diplomatic corps, media, business and development sectors attended the reception.<\/p>\n

Federal Minister Climate Change Zartaj Gull Wazeer was the chief guest. She cut the cake with the High Commissioner. Federal Ombudsperson for Women Kashmala Tariq, Chairman Higher Education Commission Tariq Binuri, Members of Parliament Riaz Fatiyana, Naz Khattak, Nuzhat Sadiq were also present.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic and art are a perfect way to celebrate the connections between Australia and Pakistan because they embody the vibrant creativity and cultural diversity of both countries,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

For the event, Karachi-based Phool Patti painted images of Australia in the booming colours, flowery patterns and taglines of truck art. Islamabad-based Sufi rock musician Abdullah Qureshi entertained guests with a fusion of Pakistani and Australian music.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to showcase these colourful Pakistani traditions and infuse them with some Aussie songs, wildlife and landscapes,\u201d Ms Adamson said.<\/p>\n

The High Commissioner highlighted the history both countries share, and the challenges they are working together to overcome.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cAustralia and Pakistan share a Commonwealth heritage and federal systems of government, and are both endowed with vibrant cultural diversity, fragile environments, rare biodiversity and ancient civilisations to protect,\u201d Ms Adamson said.<\/p>\n

Australia has long supported Pakistan\u2019s inclusive social and economic development.<\/p>\n

\u201cDrawing on Australia\u2019s experience, we back Pakistan in agriculture where there is such potential for jobs and growth, and also in your sustainable management of water. As in Australia and globally, we back women and girls to reach their full potential as equal members of society,\u201d the High Commissioner noted.<\/p>\n

Formal bilateral relations date back to Pakistan\u2019s creation, but ties go back to the 1800s when cameleers from Balochistan helped open up Australia\u2019s Outback. Today over 60,000 people of Pakistani origin live in Australia and thousands of Pakistanis choose to study there.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese all add up to a solid foundation for our friendly relations and cooperation,\u201d Ms Adamson said.<\/p>\n

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