LONDON: Lord Tariq Ahmad of
Wimbledon received President Asif Ali Zardari on behalf of Her
Majesty the Queen when he arrived at the Heathrow Airport here on Thursday
evening with his entourage on an official visit.
Lord Tariq Ahmad had recently been
Lord in Waiting to the Queen Elizabeth-II at The Queen’s household where he
performs various duties of state, including the receiving of heads of states on
behalf of Her Majesty. This marks a history in itself that a Pakistani origin
peer received the Pakistani president.
He told Jang in an interview:
“This was an honour for me to receive the president of Pakistan on my first
Royal wait representing HM the Queen. I extended to President Zardari the
regards of Her Majesty and we had an opportunity for a brief discussion on
various matters. I conveyed to the President the good wishes and prayers of her
Majesty for the progress and welfare of Pakistan.
Lord Tariq is also an active member
of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, and served as Vice-President of AMYA (Ahmadiyya
Muslim Youth Association) from 1999 to 2008.
Chairman Senate
Farooq Naik , HC Waji Shamsul Hassan, Lord
Tariq Ahmed, Naheed Randhawa & Tariq Dar.
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