MR. EMIL WYSS VISITS PAKISTAN AND EXPRESSES GOOD WISHES FOR VIBRANT NATION.

Byline: KHALIL AHMED

Pakistan has been able to beef up its image globally. Plenty of foreign diplomats have been visiting Pakistan recently. Pakistan is being considered one of the most worth-visiting countries these day. There is very likelihood that once the fear of coronavirus subsides across the world, visitors from across the world would visit Pakistan. Mr. Emil Wyss, the former Consul General of Switzerland in Karachi from 2014-16, and his spouse, Arie Wyss, were in Pakistan in March this year on a two-week trip to Karachi, Lahore, and Hyderabad.

The former and well-known Swiss diplomat started his tour in Karachi by visiting Brenton and Carey Hostel for orphan and single-parent girls, the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre and Friends of Burns Centre at the Dr. Ruth K. M. Pfau (Civil) Hospital. Mr. Wyss speaking at the prestigious Rotary Club of Karachi South also gave a presentation on how Switzerland is able to sustain its exceptional economic growth through political stability.

In an interview with the media, this forever-young Swiss couple boastfully said that "... our hearts are half-green for the love of Pakistan because every Pakistani we meet treats us so well. It is our strong desire that we come regularly each year to this beautiful country and play in whatever way possible our part to thank this vibrant nation and its exceptionally hospitable people". Next stop for this Swiss duo was Pakistan's historic city, Lahore.

They visited Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Deaf Reach School (new Campus), Roshni Homes Trust (orphanage in Gujranwala), Aziz Jehan Begum Trust for the Blind (only Pakistani establishment printing books in braille), Kaarvan Crafts Foundation, and the Fountain House Institute of Mental Health. At the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Mr. Emil Wyss in an interactive guest speaker...