{"id":497223,"date":"2025-08-18T00:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T19:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=497223"},"modified":"2025-08-18T00:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T19:55:18","slug":"new-zealand-pm-attends-pakistans-independence-day-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/new-zealand-pm-attends-pakistans-independence-day-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand PM attends Pakistan\u2019s Independence Day celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> AUCKLAND<br \/>\nPrime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon participated in a grand Pakistan Independence Day celebration held in Auckland on Saturday. Also in attendance were Minister for Ethnic Communities Mark Mitchell; Leader of the opposition and former Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, High Commissioner of Pakistan to New Zealand Faisal Aziz Ahmed and many members of Parliament. Addressing the nearly 1000 strong gathering of Kiwi Pakistanis Prime Minister Luxon felicitated Pakistan on its 78th Independence anniversary. Highlighting the long standing, warm and friendly relations between Pakistan and New Zealand, he lauded the contribution of the Kiwi Pakistani community towards New Zealand\u2019s development.<br \/>\nLeader of the Opposition and former Prime Minister Chris Hipkins in his address also appreciated the Kiwi Pakistani community\u2019s role in contemporary Kiwi society, and the strength of Pakistan-New Zealand ties. Earlier, in the presence of New Zealand leadership, Pakistan\u2019s High Commissioner to New Zealand, Dr. Faisal Aziz performed a symbolic flag hoisting ceremony, and gifted Pakistan-made shawls to the Prime Minister and other dignitaries. In his address Dr. Asif Khan, President of Pakistan Association of New Zealand (PANZ), the largest Pakistani community organization in the country, enumerated key activities of the organization, and its future plans. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUCKLAND Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon participated in a grand Pakistan Independence Day celebration held in Auckland on Saturday. 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