Pak-Japan historic relations to be further cemented: Dr Mahboob

Staff Writer

Peshawar: The 70th anniversary of Pak-Japan diplomatic relations was gracefully held at Mahboob Medical Institute Habib Physiotherapy Complex Hayatabad this week. Health Minister KP Taimoor Saleem Jhagra was the chief guest.

Honorary Consul General of Japan Nawabzada Fazal Karim Afridi, and Mahboob Medical Institute Chairman Dr Mahboob-ur-Rahman also spoke at the ceremony, attended by a large number of students, tribal elders from Khyber district, and heads of different institutions. The students presented scripts and the Pakistan Karate Association team headed by Rahmat Gul Afridi presented different skills of self-defense.

The health minister talked about Pakistan and Japan relations and Japan’s assistance in disasters like the 2005 earthquake and the floods in 2010 and 2022. He appreciated the good gestures of the Japanese nation and lauded their hard work to become one of the world’s largest economies in quite a short time.