Pakistan Thanks Cuba for Scholarships

Pakistan’s Higher Education Minister Shehnaz Wazir Ali thanked Cuba for its support for the training of human resources, by way of the granting of 1,000 places for Pakistanis to study medicine free of charge on the archipelago.

During the ceremony to give these scholarships, which will be used by youngsters from remote areas of that nation to study in Cuba, Wazir Ali, who is also a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for the Social Sector, highlighted the great importance of this gesture, which she
described as one of fraternity on the part of Cuba toward her country.

Likewise, she expressed her gratitude for the presence of representatives of the Cuban embassy in the ceremony, which was also attended by the ambassadors of Korea and Austria, as well as by the vice- president of Pakistan’s National Assembly, Faisal Karim Kundi, and top
officials from the provincial government of FATA and Balochistan.


(Agradece Pakistán becas ofrecidas por Cuba)

Pakistan Donates a Million Dollars for Hurricane Victims in Cuba

HAVANA, Cuba, March 18 (acn) The Islamic Republic of Pakistan donated one million dollars to Cuba on Tuesday, to contribute to alleviate the damage caused by hurricanes Gustav, Ike and Paloma to the archipelago in 2008.

The Pakistani ambassador to Havana, Najm Us Saqib, handed over the check to the Cuban Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment, Rodrigo Malmierca, describing the gesture as an expression of solidarity and friendship.

Friends give their help in moments of need, said the diplomat, who, on behalf of his people and government, highly appreciated the support given by Cuba to Pakistan when after the 2005 devastating earthquake it sent over 2,000 health voluntary workers to help the victims of that disaster.

Us Saqib thanked Commander in Chief Fidel Castro, Cuban president Raúl Castro, and the current Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, who had headed the aforementioned mission, and affirmed that relations between the two countries have strengthened and that the future for the two peoples is bright.

Malmierca underlined that the presence of the Henry Reeve Cuban medical contingent in Pakistan, for over six months, was an act of solidarity and generosity, "the same way today Pakistan is helping us in a difficult moment: the passage of three intense hurricanes last year", he said.

The Cuban minister thanked the Pakistani ambassador for the donation, and considered this help as part of "the friendship and fraternity existing between the two peoples".

(Cuba agradece a Pakistán donativo para danmificados)