ISLAMABAD: Chief Guest Ms. Sherry Rahman Federal Minister for Climate Change, Ambassador of Egypt Tarek Dahroug and other cutting cake to celebrate the National Day of the Arab Republic of Egypt, at the Islamabad Serena Hotel.-
Sherry Rehaman in her remarks said both Pakistan and Egypt enjoy excellent relations adding these relations are poised to grow further in the coming days.
Modern relations between Pakistan and Egypt are traced back to 1947 when founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah paid a farewell visit to Egypt on the special invitation sent by King Fuad II.[citation needed] Egypt has an embassy in Islamabad and Pakistan has an embassy in Cairo. Both countries are members of the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) and the “D8“.[1] Pakistan and Egypt are both designated Major Non-NATO allies, giving them access to certain levels of hardware and surplus military equipment from the United States.
Both Egypt and Pakistan have a close nationalist bond, the two nations were founded as modern nation-states in an era of nationalism, with a pre-dominant Muslim population. Modern Egypt regards its founder as Muhammad Ali of Egypt while Muhammad Ali Jinnah is regarded as Pakistan’s found
