Australia celebrates 70 years of relationship with Pakistan

LAHORE: Australia’s High Commissioner, Margaret Adamson launched in Lahore an exhibition marking the 70th anniversary of the opening of Australia’s resident diplomatic mission in Pakistan.

“Australia was quick to establish a High Commission in Karachi in 1948 after recognising the new country of Pakistan the previous year,” High Commissioner Adamson said. “The photos in this exhibition tell the story of how the relationship has developed since then.”

The images are drawn from a wide range of Australia-Pakistan engagement spanning development cooperation and humanitarian assistance, defence, education, sport, trade and cultural ties, as well as our people-to-people linkages.

“I am pleased the exhibition will be accompanied by performances from Australian alumni and singer Umer Iftikhar,” High Commissioner Adamson said. “As an Australian graduate, Umer is a great example of how education can build bridges between nations and across cultures.”

Australia is a popular education destination for Pakistani students, with more than 12,000 studying there this year. Our thousands of alumni in Pakistan contributing to their nation’s development, and their active connections to Australia, are an asset to both countries.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 24^th, 2018.