ISLAMABAD: No society in the world can progress and prosper without empowering its women, said Emine Erdogan, Turkish First Lady who was accompanying President Recep Tayyip Erodgan during two day official visit of Pakistan.
The Turkish first lady, was addressing a ceremony in Islamabad. In her address, Emine Erdogan said that the Turkish people consider the pain of Pakistani people as their own.
“Pakistani people are quite close to my heart,” she said, adding that she is grateful for the warm welcome extended to them in Pakistan.
She said that Pakistan and Turkey share common values on the basis of religion, culture, and history and no poer can separate the two people.
The Turkish first lady said that both the countries have helped each other in the time of need.
President Arif Alvi’s wife Samina Alvi gifted a traditional shawl to Emine Erdogan at the occasion.
At the end of the ceremony, the Turkish first lady also distributed sewing machines among the children suffering from Thalassemia.
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