By Asim Hussain
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that Nepal and Pakistan needed to enhance trade and telecommunication linkages to reduce poverty and bring prosperity to the people of both countries.
He made these remarks while addressing a ceremony held here to mark the 8th Constitution Day and National Day of Nepal.
South Asia remained the least interconnected region in the world in terms of trade, transportation, and financial linkages.
Therefore, both the countries should further their trade linkages and people-to-people contact in order to promote regional connectivity, the minister added.
Dastgir, on behalf of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, conveyed his sincerest felicitations to the Government and the people of Nepal on their constitution day and national day.
The minister also appreciated Nepali Ambassador Tapas Adhikari for extending support to the flood victims and added that the next challenge was to rehabilitate the displaced people.
The ambassador said it was a historic day for Nepal, as on this day in 2015, the Constitution Assembly of Nepal promulgated a constitution, embarking a new era of democracy, human rights, peace, progress, development, and prosperity.
The Nepali social contract embodied democratic norms and values, including principles of human rights, social justice, inclusiveness and equity, he added.
The envoy further said that the Constitution federated the country into seven provinces, and ensured participation and representation of marginalized people through the republic system of governance that strengthened democratic polity, good governance, and the rule of law.
