Exports in Japan lauds services of outgoing envoy
By Khalid Amin

ISLAMABAD—Overseas Pakistanis in Japan lauded services of the outgoing Ambassador Kamran Niaz in a farewell dinner hosted jointly by the Pakistan Association Japan and the local Pakistani community.
A large number of Pakistanis from all over Japan participated in the dinner at a popular Pakistani restaurant Hunza in Tokyo, says a fax message received here from Tokyo. Speaking on the occasion, leaders of the Pakistani community appreciated initiatives taken by the Ambassador for the welfare of expatriate Pakistani community like setting up the special camps in the far flung area of Japan to provide consular services. The function was attended by the senior office holders of the Association and its regional representatives from Tokyo, Osaka, Gifu, Nagoya, Saitama, Chiba, Tochigi, Gunma, Niigata, Kanagawa, Ibaraki, Miyagi and Toyama prefectures.
Speakers said that they were looking forward to the completion of new Embassy complex in the coming June. The Pakistan Association Japan Announced that they would arrange a special ceremony on August 14, 2008 and will invite Ambassador Kamran Niaz to award him for his outstanding achievements and services during his five years stay in Japan. Ambassador Kamran Niaz expressed his gratitude to the Pakistani community for its cooperation during his stay and urged them to forge unity among its ranks. He asked the members of the Pakistani community to work for improvement of Pakistan’s relations with the host country.
The function, coordinated in an orderly manner and in good environment, was addressed by more than 20 speakers, who appreciated the performance of the Embassy of Pakistan during the last five years. They mentioned the strengthening of relationship between two countries in diverse fields. Chaudhry Asif Mahmood, President of Pak-Japan Trading Co. and a former President of the Pakistan Association Japan also hosted a farewell dinner for Ambassador Kamran Niaz.