D8 summit: Govt announced public holiday in Islamabad on November 22

The federal government has announced a public holiday in Islamabad on November 22 ahead of D8 summit which is going to held on Thursday.

The Summit will be inaugurated by President Asif Zardari on Thursday in Islamabad. The focus of the summit is to enhance economic and trade cooperation among the member countries.

“The theme of the summit will be ‘Democratic partnership for peace and prosperity’”. The presidents of Egypt, Indonesia, Iran and Nigeria; prime minister of Turkey, deputy prime minister of Malaysia and advisor to the prime minister of Bangladesh would attend the summit.

The summit would adopt charter of the organisation which would be signed by the foreign ministers of the member states in the presence of the heads of state and government.

All the preparations on this count have been finalized. All the avenues from Benazir airport to Islamabad have been decorated with the flags, portraits of leaders and colorful buntings.

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