Tajammul Gurmani
The Pakistan Consulate General celebrated the first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq at Alma Lodge Hotel in Manchester. Prominent speakers who addressed the occasion included MP Afzal Khan, Consul General Imtiaz Feroz Gondal, Dr Liaquat Malik, Vice Chairman Overseas Pakistani Commission Punjab Barrister Amjad Malik, Iltaf Shahid, Shuaib Khan, Mian Aamir, Mahmood Khan, Hamid Al Mashriqi and others. Community leaders including Dr Younas Parwaz, Allama Muzamil Shah, Cllr Shahbaz Sarwar, Tahir Sadique Chaudhry, Raja Nijabat Hussain, Chaudhry Abdul Karim and Ustad Safdar also attended the event. A cake-cutting ceremony was also held.
Consul General Imtiaz Feroz Gondal hailed the services of overseas Pakistanis for the country and said they have strong roots with their motherland. “We have gathered here only for Pakistan. We are proud of our military,” he said. MP Afzal Khan said that nobody can defeat the Pakistan military. “Their officers are very brave and they have also sacrificed for their country. We are proud of the Pakistani military’s capability,” he added. Barrister Amjad Malik said that unity, discipline and faith should be followed in all ranks. He also praised Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Shehbaz Sharif for his mediator role during the US-Iran talks in Islamabad.
