{"id":34556,"date":"2017-08-28T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/?p=34556"},"modified":"2021-03-22T15:50:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T10:50:39","slug":"ambassador-aizaz-chaudhry-addresses-31st-annual-pakistan-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/2017\/08\/ambassador-aizaz-chaudhry-addresses-31st-annual-pakistan-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry addresses 31st Annual Pakistan Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-34556-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ambassador-Aizaz-Chaudhry-addresses-31st-Annual-Pakistan-Festival-28-08-2017-.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ambassador-Aizaz-Chaudhry-addresses-31st-Annual-Pakistan-Festival-28-08-2017-.mp4\">http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ambassador-Aizaz-Chaudhry-addresses-31st-Annual-Pakistan-Festival-28-08-2017-.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>WASHINGTON DC, Aug 28 (APP): Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry has said that as a result of remarkable transformation which is under way, the country is becoming a modern and dynamic state with an enormous potential for social and economic development.<\/p>\n<p>He was addressing to a large gathering of spirited Pakistani-Americans who attended 31st Annual Pakistani Festival, held at Bull Run Park, Virginia on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>While speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry extended heartfelt greetings to all those who had come to celebrate the 70th Independence Anniversary of Pakistan; &#8220;We all are proud of our accomplishments as a nation over a period of last 70 years&#8221; the Ambassador added.<br \/>\nThe Ambassador recalled how Pakistan effectively overcame the economic and security challenges when it started its life in 1947 and has come a long way. Today Pakistan stands tall in the comity of nations as a strong, proud and sovereign country, he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Chaudhry underscored that Pakistan has turned the corner in the fight against terrorism and markedly improved security situation in the country has resulted in fast-paced economic growth. This situation has led to boosting the confidence of investors from all over the world as today&#8217;s Pakistan offers the most investor friendly climate.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador further said that with China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and all the other connectivity projects in Pakistan nearing completion, we are confident to achieving the Quaid-i-Azam&#8217;s vision for making Pakistan a &#8221;pivot of the world&#8221;. The Ambassador urged Pakistani American community, particularly the second generation young Pakistanis to play their role in the mainstream American polity with more vigour and strength.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on Annual Pakistan festival, Ambassador Chaudhry said that the Pakistan Festival USA has become an annual fixture in the past 30 years and is rightfully acknowledged as a leading South Asian Festival in the United States. The festival symbolizes the love of Pakistani community for their country of heritage, Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end, the Ambassador commended the efforts of the members of the Pakistan Festival Committee to bring the richness and diversity of Pakistan&#8217;s culture to American audiences.<\/p>\n<p>APP\/ Hamza\/mka\/\u00a0VNS Washington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON DC, Aug 28 (APP): Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry has said that as a result of remarkable transformation which is under way, the country is becoming a modern and dynamic state with an enormous potential for social and economic development. He was addressing to a large gathering of spirited Pakistani-Americans [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":34559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-34556","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"post_format-post-format-video"},"video_url":["http:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ambassador-Aizaz-Chaudhry-addresses-31st-Annual-Pakistan-Festival-28-08-2017-.mp4"],"featured_media_src_url":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/1-300.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34560,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34556\/revisions\/34560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vid.app.com.pk\/vid\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}