{"id":56990,"date":"2026-01-08T04:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/?p=56990"},"modified":"2026-01-08T04:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T04:35:18","slug":"renowned-pakistani-artist-khalil-najmi-honors-ottawa-high-commission-with-jinnah-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/2026\/01\/08\/renowned-pakistani-artist-khalil-najmi-honors-ottawa-high-commission-with-jinnah-masterpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned Pakistani Artist Khalil Najmi Honors Ottawa High Commission with Jinnah Masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\":1xc\" class=\"Am aiL Al editable LW-avf tS-tW tS-tY\" tabindex=\"1\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-owns=\":2kq\" aria-controls=\":2kq\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: large;\">Spokesman Report<br \/>\nOttawa:\u00a0High Commissioner Muhammad Saleem received renowned Pakistani artist Mr. Khalil Najmi in Ottawa today.<br \/>\nMr. Khalil Najmi is internationally recognized for his distinctive medallion portrait art. He shared insights on his artistic journey and the growing international appreciation of medallion portrait art as a medium for preserving history, celebrating identity and fostering dialogue among cultures. Mr. Najmi presented a masterpiece portrait of the father of the Nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to the High Commission.<br \/>\nDuring the meeting, the High Commissioner underscored the importance of art as a powerful instrument of cultural diplomacy. He appreciated Mr. Najmi\u2019s immense contribution in promoting Pakistan\u2019s artistic heritage through medallion portraiture, a unique form that blends classical technique with contemporary expression. The discussion highlighted promoting \u00a0people-to-people exchanges and projecting Pakistan\u2019s soft image through visual art. He highlighted that artists play a vital role in building bridges among societies. He said that cultural exhibitions, artist exchanges and collaboration with counterpart institutions abroad are key pillars of Pakistan\u2019s public diplomacy initiatives.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spokesman Report Ottawa:\u00a0High Commissioner Muhammad Saleem received renowned Pakistani artist Mr. Khalil Najmi in Ottawa today. Mr. Khalil Najmi is internationally recognized for his distinctive medallion portrait art. He shared insights on his artistic journey and the growing international appreciation of medallion portrait art as a medium for preserving history, celebrating identity and fostering dialogue [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[54],"class_list":{"0":"post-56990","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-international","8":"tag-renowned-pakistani-artist-khalil-najmi-honors-ottawa-high-commission-with-jinnah-masterpiece"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyspokesman.net\/live\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}