Ramazan inspires to engage in sharing: BHC

ISLAMABAD, May 9 (APP):Bangladesh High Commissioner (BHC) to Pakistan Tarik Ahsan has said that the humanistic appeal of Ramazan inspires adherents of all faiths to engage in sharing and caring in a spirit of human solidarity.
Tarik Ahsan in his welcome speech, at an iftar-dinner hosted by Bangladesh High Commission here at a local hotel, said that during Ramazan, the individual tries to reach a high ground of selflessness in a quest for spiritual purification and the society is revitalized with the values of compassion and fraternity, said a press release issued here.
He said people belonging to all faiths and sects enjoy equal rights in Bangladesh. He prayed that the noble teachings of Ramazan guide people to help build a more peaceful and harmonious world.
The iftar-dinner was attended by Ambassadors, High Commissioners and diplomats, Defence Advisors from diplomatic missions, politicians, bureaucrats, businessmen, journalists, officials of the Bangladesh High Commission and Bangladesh defence officials attending training.
The prominent among those present were Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on youth affairs Muhammad Usman Dar, Chairman of Senate Committee on Foreign AffairsSenatorMushahid Hussain Sayed, Convener of National Assembly Friendship Group for Bangladesh MNA Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk, Senator Lt. General Abdul Qayyum (Rtd.), Senator Muhammad Talha Mahmood, former federal Interior Minister A. Rahman Malik, former State Minister for Foreign Affairs Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan, Mayor of Islamabad Sheikh Ansar Aziz and Member of National Assembly Mehnaz Akber Aziz.