Pakistani diplomat visits spot in Kansas City where Liaquat Ali Khan addressed students in 1950

CHICAGO, Apr 20 (APP)::A senior Pakistani diplomat has paid homage to Liaquat Ali Khan at a university in the Midwestern American state of Kansas which the first prime minister of Pakistan visited during his landmark state visit to the United States in 1950.
A plaque had been placed at the spot in the University of Missouri in Kansas City (UMKC) where the late Liaquat Ali
Khan addressed the students, faculty and general public on May 13, 1950.
President Harry S. Truman, who belonged to Kansas City, had accompanied the Pakistani leader during that visit.
Pakistan’s Consul General Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, who visited the place where the former prime minister had interacted
with the students of University of Missouri, paid tributes to the courageous leadership of Liaquat Ali Khan during an extremely challenging period in the wake of the establishment of Pakistan.
Tirimizi also met the faculty and students of the university and presented a detailed appraisal of fast growing economy
of Pakistan, saying the country’s retail market is the third largest in Asia and will cross $200 billion by 2020.
He also met American businessmen and briefed them about the investment opportunities available in Pakistan.
The Pakistani Student Association of UMKC hosted a dinner for the Consul General and Commercial Counsellor Amer Tareen, who accompanied him.
UMKC is the largest fully accredited University in the Kansas City, with 16,000 students enrolled in more than 125 academic areas.