{"id":45366,"date":"2025-04-20T23:24:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T23:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=45366"},"modified":"2025-04-28T08:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T08:30:16","slug":"ambassador-zimbabwe-points-out-trade-mining-tourism-infrastructure-as-potential-sectors-for-promotion-of-cooperation-with-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/ambassador-zimbabwe-points-out-trade-mining-tourism-infrastructure-as-potential-sectors-for-promotion-of-cooperation-with-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Zimbabwe Points out Trade, Mining, Tourism, Infrastructure as Potential Sectors for Promotion of Cooperation with Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"ISSI-PAIDAR Commemorate Zimbabwe\u2019s National Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pictures : Raja Ghulam Farid<\/em><\/p>\n

ISLAMABAD: April 20, 2025 – The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), in collaboration with Pakistan Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR), organized an event to commemorate Zimbabwe\u2019s National Day.<\/p>\n

The proceedings \u2014 which began with the national anthems of Pakistan and Zimbabwe\u2014 were moderated by Ms. Amina Khan, Director CAMEA. Speakers included Ambassador Sohail Mahmood, Director General ISSI; H.E. T.M.J Abu-Basutu, (RTD) Air Marshal, Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Pakistan; Mr. Murad Baseer, Ambassador of Pakistan to Zimbabwe; and Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Chairman, BoG, ISSI.<\/p>\n

The Chief Guest on the occasion was Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, President PAIDAR, while the Keynote Speaker was Ambassador Hamid Asghar Khan, Additional Secretary (Africa), Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan (MOFA).<\/p>\n

Ambassador Sohail Mahmood<\/strong> extended warm felicitations to the Government and people of Zimbabwe on their 45th National Day. He emphasised that Zimbabwe’s struggle for independence, achieved on April 18, 1980, is a story of courage, determination, sacrifice, and resilience that resonates deeply with countries like Pakistan, which share a legacy of anti-colonial struggle and firmly uphold the right of nations to self-determination.<\/p>\n

\"\"He underscored the longstanding friendship between Pakistan and Zimbabwe, built on shared principles of solidarity, mutual respect, and South-South cooperation, and recalled Pakistan’s strong diplomatic and material support for Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle as well as assistance in post-independence institution-building.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Sohail Mahmood also noted the positive evolution of bilateral relations since their establishment in 1980, with collaboration in key sectors such as education, agriculture, health, and defence. He emphasised that the trade ties between the two countries are gradually growing, but there is still a vast untapped potential to be realised.<\/p>\n

He also lauded Zimbabwe’s role as a key partner in Southern Africa under Pakistan’s ‘Engage Africa’ policy and welcomed the opening of Zimbabwe\u2019s embassy in Islamabad in 2023. He concluded by reaffirming Pakistan\u2019s commitment to furthering the friendship between the two nations, based on shared values, mutual interests, and a common vision for peace, development, and prosperity.<\/p>\n

Ambassador Zimbabwe Calls on Defence & Aviation Minister Pakistan<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n