Pakistan celebrates National Day with grand reception at New Delhi High Commission

Today, our enterprising youth, vibrant civil society and free media put wind in the sails of the nation’s ambition to march forward, he added.

Warraich said that Pakistan’s foreign policy was founded on the abiding ideal of fostering global peace and security and collective wellbeing and international cooperation.

He stressed that Pakistan had consistently endeavoured friendly relations with other states based on the principles of sovereign equality, mutual respect and peaceful coexistence. This edifying approach has also guided our quest to seek peaceful relations with India, he noted.

“South Asia, our shared home, should march forward with stable peace, equal security and shared prosperity”, Warraich underlined.

To this end, he emphasized the need for a constructive spirit that prioritizes collaborative efforts towards common solutions and do not seek to impose forced outcomes. “The path of diplomacy remains more imperative than ever”, he stressed.

Noting that the event coincided with the joyous festival of Nauroze, he said that since times immemorial, the advent of spring has served as a harbinger of hope, renewal, and rejuvenation.

“A new dawn in Pakistan-India relations can emerge by enhancing mutual understanding, addressing shared concerns and resolving longstanding disputes including Jammu and Kashmir”, he remarked.