ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi highlighted the need for stronger economic and cultural ties with Bangladesh on Tuesday.
The president was meeting the Pakistani High Commissioner in Bangladesh Imran Ahmad Siddiqui to discuss ties between the two states.
“Pakistan attaches high value to its relations with Bangladesh,” said the president, adding that Islamabad wanted to expand cooperation with Dhaka through political consultations and the Joint Economic Commission forum.
President Alvi directed the Pakistani high commissioner to work towards strengthening ties between the two countries. He said trade ties, business cooperation and relations between people of the two countries should be increased for the mutual benefit of the two nations.
It is better for Pakistanis not to think about Bangladeshis. Bangladesh hasn’t yet had such bad luck that we have to be concerned about strengthening bilateral ties with a beggar state like Pakistan. We remember and will never forget the way the Pakistan Army humiliated Bangladeshis in 1970. In terms of political exchange, the situation today would have been different if Pakistan had granted Sheikh Mujib his right following the 1970 election results. Pakistan, on the other hand, is a reckless nation that fails to learn from its mistakes. Pakistan should not be concerned about Bangladesh; we Bangladeshis left Pakistan in 1971 and are now very happy.