ANKARA: 12 May 2016: Pakistani
students of Middle East Technical University (METU) organized “Pakistan Day” celebrations
and showcased rich Pakistani culture through an array of performances. This
included folk dances, a medley of Pakistani pop songs, comedy play ‘Harry Potter
comes to Pakistan,’ and display of truck art, while guests were served
Pakistani cuisine.
Pakistan’s Ambassador to Turkey Sohail
Mahmood and Vice Rector of METU Prof. Dr. Nevzat Özgüven were the guests of
honour. A large number of Pakistani, Turkish and international students, and
faculty members attended the event.
Addressing the participants,
Ambassador Sohail Mahmood congratulated the students on organizing “Pakistan
Day” celebrations and highlighted growing Pakistan-Turkey cooperation in
diverse fields. Referring to cooperation in the education sector, he said efforts
were underway for forging collaborative linkages between Pakistani and Turkish Universities
through signing of MoUs and for strengthening student and faculty exchanges
under the “Mevlana Exchange” Programme. 
Expressing satisfaction over the increasing
number of Pakistani students in Turkish universities, having crossed over 1400,
the Ambassador hoped that more Turkish students would also go for studies in
Pakistan as part of growing people-to-people exchanges. He lauded the efforts
of Pakistani students for projecting Pakistan’s rich and diverse culture and
assured continued support of Pakistan Embassy for such initiatives.
Separately, Pakistani students
also actively participated in the annual fair of the Federation of
International Students Associations as well as in the International Day
organized by Hacettepe University, Ankara.
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