{"id":682,"date":"2017-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/2017\/01\/21\/bpca-sows-seed-of-friendship-with-pakistani-embassy-in-sri-lanka\/"},"modified":"2023-04-30T05:30:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T04:30:30","slug":"bpca-sows-seed-of-friendship-with-pakistani-embassy-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/bpca-sows-seed-of-friendship-with-pakistani-embassy-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"BPCA sows seed of friendship with Pakistani Embassy in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Image of BPCA officer Tassawar Khan and Counsellor Anjum Farooq who received our flowers for the Pakistani High Commissioner in Sri Lanka.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>During a visit to Sri Lanka BPCA Chairman Wilson Chowdhry met with the Deputy High Commissioner and Community welfare officer at the Pakistan Embassy<br \/>\n    in Colombo. A delegation led by Mr Chowdhry was advised that the Embassy in &nbsp;Colombo would be able to provide help in some cases for Pakistani<br \/>\n    Christian asylum seekers. &nbsp;They explained despite the torrid situation for Christians in Pakistan that the Government was doing their best to<br \/>\n    eradicate the extremism within their nation. They agreed o maintain contact with the BPCA who would act as a link between the Pak-Christian community<br \/>\n    and the Embassy. &nbsp;So it was no surprise when our Officer Tassawar Khan was invited to attend their second &#8220;Pakistan Single Country Exhibition&#8221;<br \/>\n    at BMICH Colombo Srilanka on 13th January 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The two basic themes of this exhibition were to build up exclusive business relations between Sri Lanka and Pakistan and many products were showcased<br \/>\n    such as; sports equipment, vehichle tools, handicrafts, clothes, furniture, marble, carpets, cosmetics, medicines, basmati rice etc.<\/p>\n<p>Several prominent guests were invited to the event and shared small adrresses to hundreds of visitors, this included:<br \/>\n    <br \/><strong><br \/>Sri Lanakan Minister for Parlimentary Reforms and Mass Media, Mr Gayantha Karunathilaka<br \/>Sri Lankan Minister for Sports, Dayasiri Jayasekara<br \/>Pakistani High     Commissioner, Major General Syed Shakeel Hussain<br \/>Pakistani Chief Executive of Trade Development Authority, Mr Munir<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\n    <br \/>Although most of the visitors were businessmen or diplomatic officers the High Commissioner met with our officer Tassawar accompanied by Counseller<br \/>\n    Mr Anjum Farooq who is a Community Welfare Officer. Tussawar presented flowers to the High Commissioner an expressed solidarity from the Pakistani<br \/>\n    Christian community. &nbsp;Tussawar, said:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">&#8220;Meeting the High Commissioner and other delegates on an equal footing was a new experience for me. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">&#8220;In Pakistan opportunities such as this would have been beyond me. &nbsp;I hope that one day Pakistan becomes a safe nation for me to return to &#8211; one in which all people are accepted as equals.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(79, 129, 189);\">&#8220;I continue to pray for the nation which was and always will be in my heart despite my having to flee the country for my safety. &nbsp;It is the land of my ancestors and I hope one day Pakistani Christians will be free of their current persecution in our homeland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/Srilbus3.jpg?Action=thumbnail&amp;algorithm=fill_proportional&amp;width=700\" width=\"700\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/Srilbus2.jpg?Action=thumbnail&amp;algorithm=fill_proportional&amp;width=700\" width=\"700\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image of BPCA officer Tassawar Khan and Counsellor Anjum Farooq who received our flowers for the Pakistani High Commissioner in Sri Lanka. 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