President Dr Arif Alvi conferring the award of Nishan-e-Pakistan on Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sefik Dzaferovic, at Aiwan-e-Sadr Islamabad :President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi held a meeting with Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Sefik Dzaferovic, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. The President extended a warm welcome to the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and expressed satisfaction over the warm and brotherly relations between the two countries. The President stated that there was a need to translate the goodwill between the two countries into substantive cooperation. He added that the Chairman’s visit would furtherstrengthen and deepen the fraternal relations between Pakistan and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Both leaders underlined the need for further expansion in the bilateral relationship in diverse areas including political, economic, cultural, defence and people-to-people contacts. President Alvi apprised the Chairman on the grave and systematic human rights violations in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK) as well as the illegal and unilateral actions of Indian Government of 5 August 2019 which were against UNSC resolutions, international law and 4th Geneva Convention. He added that India’s belligerent attitude was a threat to regional peace and security. The two leaders affirmed that both countries would continue to extend mutual support on issues of each other’s core national interest. The two Presidents also agreed that Pakistan and Bosnia & Herzegovina must continue to work closely in areas of mutual interest. In recognition of the Chairman’s services, the President conferred the Award of Nishan-e-Pakistan at a special investiture ceremony. The President later hosted a banquet in honour of President and his entourage
