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Nasrin advocates declaring Karachi-Mumbai as sister
cities
Karachi—Acting Nazim Karachi, Nasrin Jalil has said
that Karachi and Mumbai have lot of similarities and, therefore,
these two cities should be declared as “sister cities”.
She called for immediate opening of visa offices in Karachi and
Mumbai besides starting ferry service between the two.
She was speaking at a function organised to felicitate visiting
Indian poets as part of “Hamara Karachi” festivities at the lawns of
Naib Nazim Secretariat at Old KMC Building.
The Indian poets Mansoor Usmani, Rais Ansari, Dr Nasim Nikhat and
Waseem Brelvi are at present on a visit here after attending the
Aalmi Mushaira organised by Skanan-e-Quaid.
The function was also attended by Provincial Ministers Askari Taqvi,
Rauf Siddiqi, former Federal Minister Safwanullah, various Town
Nazims and Naib Nazims, members of City Council, former MQM Advisors
besides Dr Farman Fatehpuri, Prof Sehar Ansari, Khawaja Rafiq and
others.
Nasrin Jalil said the way distance between the people of two
countries reduced through Lahore-Amratsar Bus Service, the
Khokhrapar- Monabao train service in Sindh should also be revived.
She pointed out that Pakistan and India enjoy unbreakable historic
relations. She said that both countries should continue to have an
exchange of delegations because their people have deep affiliation
with each other and wants better relations.
Nasrin Jalil expressed the confidence that visit by Indian poets,
will have soothing impact on Pakistan and India relations.
She said that through international mushairas, the Saknan-e-Shehar
Quaid have establish such a beautiful tradition whereby Indian poets
are visiting Pakistan continuously for the last 17 years.
“Our effort should be to provide opportunities to our younger
generation to take interest in literary gatherings”, she stressed.
Acting Nazim pointed out that very high number of people migrate to
Karachi from various parts of the country and this city contributes
over 68 percent revenue to national exchequer.
She informed that the development works which could not be started
during the last 58 years, were accomplished by present city
government in just 2 years.—APP
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