Lahore is 'Paris of Pakistan,' tweets William Hague

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Lahore is 'Paris of Pakistan,' tweets William Hague
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Published: July 18, 2013
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William Hague tweets 'About to lay a wreath at Iqbal's tomb in Lahore.' PHOTO: TWITTER

LAHORE: British Foreign Secretary William Hague referred to Lahore as the ‘Paris of Pakistan’ while on his visit to the provincial capital as part of his Pakistan tour that officially began on Wednesday.

Tweeting from his official Twitter account, Hague said that he was happy to visit Lahore, before comparing it to French metropolis.

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Me Lahore aa ker khush howa! Paris of Pakistan

2:57 PM - 18 Jul 2013


Hague started this official tour of Pakistan on Wednesday, starting with a bilateral meeting with the adviser to Prime Minister on foreign affairs and national security Sartaj Aziz. A foreign ministry official told The Express Tribune that the focus of British foreign secretary’s visit would be on the current Afghan situation. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Britain, which is part of the US-led Nato/Isaf mission in Afghanistan, was concerned about the deadlock over the Qatar talks.

The British foreign secretary later joined the Punjab cabinet for Iftar on Thursday evening after a day of meetings with the Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif.

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Pleasure and honour to join Punjab Cabinet for #Iftar dinner as they break their fast on Thursday evening in Lahore

3:41 PM - 18 Jul 2013