{"id":6907,"date":"2025-08-13T20:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=6907"},"modified":"2025-08-13T20:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:01:10","slug":"iranian-cultural-envoy-greets-pakistan-on-independence-day-hopes-for-stronger-bilateral-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/08\/13\/iranian-cultural-envoy-greets-pakistan-on-independence-day-hopes-for-stronger-bilateral-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian cultural envoy greets Pakistan on Independence Day, hopes for stronger bilateral ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, August 13, 2025 : Iran Cultural Hous Director General, Dr. Mehdi Taheri, has extended heartfelt congratulations to the people of Pakistan on their 78th Independence Day, lauding their historic struggle and sacrifices for freedom.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He, in his message, recalled the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the vision of Allama Iqbal, which led to the creation of Pakistan on August 14, 1947. He described freedom as a \u201cpriceless blessing\u201d marked by dignity and greatness, achieved through immense sacrifices and the blood of martyrs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Expressing hope for Pakistan\u2019s continued progress, Dr. Taheri urged the nation to follow Islamic teachings and draw inspiration from the thoughts of Allama Iqbal to set the country on the path of development.<\/p>\n<p>He reaffirmed Iran\u2019s commitment to strengthening cultural ties with Pakistan, describing the bond between the two Muslim nations as rooted in history and shared values. \u201cLong live Pakistan\u2013Iran friendship,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Wednesday, August 13, 2025 : Iran Cultural Hous Director General, Dr. Mehdi Taheri, has extended heartfelt congratulations to the people of Pakistan on their 78th Independence Day, lauding their historic struggle and sacrifices for freedom. He, in his message, recalled the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the vision of Allama Iqbal, which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6908,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-diplomacy","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}