Islamabad: (Parliament Times) Aid packages of Heydar Aliyev Foundation have been distributed to the needy and poor families of a number of villages in Abbotabad area.
The Deputy Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan Murtaza Javed Abbasi and the Ambassador of Azerbaijan Ali Alizada addressed the distribution ceremony at Ghambirr village, Abbottabad.
Ambassador of Azerbaijan Ali Alizada noted that throughout
the history peoples of Azerbaijan
and Pakistan
have communicated with each other, worked together, shared their grief and
rejoiced at their success together. Ambassador noted that Azerbaijan and Pakistan
enjoy cordial and warm relations in all fields, as well as in
humanitarian-social field and pointed out that a number of different
humanitarian-social projects were implemented by Heydar Aliyev Foundation of Azerbaijan in Pakistan.
Ali Alizada informed the participants that after the
devastating earthquake in 2005, Heydar Aliyev Foundation started its work in Pakistan and
constructed a new school for girls in Muzaffarabad. Ambassador noted that
during these 12 years Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva, President of Heydar Aliyev
Foundation and the First Lady of Azerbaijan initiated a series of
healthcare, education, development and humanitarian projects in all provinces
of Pakistan, such as the hepatitis vaccinations, check ups and treatments of
women and children, donation of ambulances and thousands of blood
collection bags to some hospitals, construction of Water Supply Scheme etc.
During the holy month of Ramadan, the Foundation hosted iftar dinners to
the beneficiaries of Pakistan Sweet Homes and other orphanages in all provinces
of Pakistan.
Ambassador emphasized that distribution of Ramadan Aid Packages of Heydar
Aliyev Foundation today in Abbottabad in the Holy Month of Ramadan once again
proves intimacy, friendship and solidarity between our peoples. Also praising
Deputy Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan as an experienced politician
and very committed to his region the Ambassador thanked him and representatives
of the people of the region for joining the distribution ceremony.
On this occasion, while commending the promoting ties
between the two brotherly Muslim countries the Deputy Speaker added that the
visit of the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to his constituency is one of its kind
visit and that such events would further take our friendly relations to new
heights. He thanked Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Foundation’s President and the
Ambassador for the urgent response on helping deserving people of this area and
that such cooperation and support based on the solidarity between our two
brotherly countries would remain in future as well.
Deputy Speaker noted that Azerbaijan
is a country on the road to progress and prosperity and that Pakistan is
very much proud of its Muslim brother’s success in a short period of time.
After the ceremony, Ramadan Aid packages of Heydar Aliyev
Foundation were presented to needy and poor families from a number of villages
in Abbottabad area of Pakistan.