ISLAMABAD, NOV 24 (DMN) – First Lady Samina Alvi opens charity bazar at premises of Foreign Affairs Ministry. First Lady, Samina Alvi has inaugurated
the charity bazar at the premises of Foreign Affairs Ministry, where stalls
showcased traditional artefacts of countries including China, Tajikistan, Saudi
Arabia, Morocco, Russia, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Egypt, Iran, Japan, Maldives,
Central Asian states, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Iraq and
Palestine.
Thousands thronged to the charity bazaar on Sunday held
under the aegis of Pakistan Foreign Office Women’s Association (PFOWA).
First Lady Samina Alvi opens charity bazar at premises of Foreign Affairs Ministry
The hallmark of the bazaar, as usual, was the presence of
various foreign missions that established their stalls.
On stalls, the foreign missions displayed various items
depicting lifestyle, culture and traditions of the respective country.
Besides, the event provided the guests with an
opportunity of tasting delicacies of various countries.
The Central Asian and Arabian cuisines remained center of
attraction or the visitors.
The bazaar brought together a vast mix of cultural
diversity from different countries.
Earlier, Begum Alvi in her address said it was heartening
that the charity bazaar was presenting a bouquet of culture, art and cuisine
with an essence of harmony and affinity among different nations.
First Lady Samina Alvi opens charity bazar at premises of Foreign Affairs Ministry
She lauded Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the diplomatic
community in Islamabad to team up for a noble cause of philanthropy.
She also shared her philanthropic work including
providing education to street children, women empowerment, distribution of
ration and clean drinking water to underprivileged Muslims and minorities, and
arranging cataract surgeries.
She added that the PFOWA charity Bazaar was a good
opportunity for diplomats from different countries to learn about each other’s
cultures. The First Lady also visited different stalls set up at the bazaar.
Patron PFOWA Mehreen Qureshi said the Association was
adhering to its mission of philanthropy since 1947 to reach out to low-income
families in diplomatic corps.
A ‘Parade of nations’ was held where children of diplomatic
staffers, donning cultural dresses of their respective countries, presented
tableaus and waved their respective national flags The PFOWA bazaar also
provided the visitors an opportunity to indulge their taste buds into dining
experience of a variety of cuisines from different countries.=DMN
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First Lady Samina Alvi opens charity bazar at premises of Foreign Affairs Ministry
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