Pak, Japan to exchange cultural delegations.

KARACHI -- Deputy Consul General of Japan in Karachi, Ashida Noori said cultural delegations from Pakistan and Japan will visit each other's country this year on the eve of 70th anniversary of the diplomatic relations. Speaking at a dinner hosted for him by Skills Valley at a local hotel, the Japanese envoy said he had not been able to participate in diplomatic and social activities for last two years due to COVID-19 pandemic. 'Before that, he used to attend different events every week at Beach Luxury Hotel,' he remarked, says release on Sunday. Sindh Economic Zones Management Company's CEO, Abdul Azeem Aqeeli, Thara Foundation's President Amir Thara, President and Founder of Diplomatic Forum for Socio- Economic Foundation Asif Haroon, Ali Sohag, Surgeon Arif-ur-Rehman, and the host Mubeen A Durrani also spoke.

The Deputy Consul General said Japan-Pakistan relations were established in 1952. Referring to trade activities, he said dozens of Japanese companies were operating in Pakistan. There was a...