Aziz Memon meets Indian envoy; discussion on resuming bilateral trade ties

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi 

(Pakistan News & Features Services

Aziz Memon, a leading industrialist and philanthropist, who is Patron in Chief of the English Speaking Union of Pakistan (ESUP) and also a Trustee of The Rotary Foundation, called on Indian envoys at Karachi on June 30 in which the resumption of bilateral ties was deliberated besides other matters. 

The Indian chargé d'affaires, Dr Suresh Kumar, and the First Secretary, Abhishek Sharma, held a meeting with Aziz Memon in which the discussion revolved around resuming the trade and commerce relations between the two countries which, they recognized, will benefit the masses on both sides of the border. 

The matter of medical emergencies also came up for discussion and the Indian diplomats agreed in principle to pay attention to such visa applications. In this regard the case of an elderly Zoroastrian cancer patient, seeking treatment in Mumbai, was highlighted and the Indians consented to grant him visa promptly. 

Aziz Memon, himself the Honorary Consul General of Suriname, briefed the Indian envoys about the resolutions passed during the Rotary Peace Conference which was attended by him, alongwith 5,200 other delegates, at Hyderabad last month. 

They emphasized on increasing people to people contacts for improving relations between the two countries. 

Meanwhile the Indian chargé d'affaires, Dr Suresh Kumar, presented a coffee table book titled ‘India: The Spirit of Enterprise’ to Aziz Memon who was highly appreciative about the content of the publication in which the various aspects of the country have been showcased elegantly.