LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that the Turkish delegation, by celebrating Eid with the flood victims, has proved that Turks really consider Pakistan as their home.
Addressing a reception hosted in honour of a 75-member Turk delegation at CM Secretariat on Friday, he thanked the people of Turkey for not only donating money and relief goods but also sparing time for the calamity-stricken people. Business Tuskon Confederation Vice President Dogan Kanak, Hatem Sayki of Hatemoglu Company Istanbul, Turgat Puyan, Senior Adviser Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa, members National and provincial assemblies, Punjab Investment Board vice chairman and senior officers were also present.
The chief minister said Pakistan and Turkey have deep rooted religious and cultural relations, which are unparalleled in history. He said that next year, when he would visit Turkey, along with his trade delegation, he will go to every Turkish city to tell the Turk people how much Pakistani people were indebted to them for their help and assistance to the flood victims. app
via Daily Times – Leading News Resource of Pakistan – Turks consider Pakistan as their home, says Shahbaz.