NEW YORK – A condolence meeting was held at the Pakistan Mission on the sad demise in Karachi of the mother of the Mission’s Press Counselor, Dr. Mariam Shaikh.
Ambassador Munir Akram expressed his heartfelt condolences to Dr. Shaikh on his behalf and on behalf of all the officers/staff of the Mission. “Loss of a parent is an irreparable loss”, he said. The Amb also offered Fatiha, along with officers/staff of the Mission for the departed soul. Earlier, Consul General New York Ms. Ayesha Ali, officers and staff of the Pakistan Mission/Consulate made in separate statements, offered their condolences to Dr. Mariam Shaikh.
On behalf of the staff members of the Group of 77 Executive Secretariat Committee on the Information Secretariat behalf, condolences were conveyed to her and to the members of the bereaved family. “May God grant you solace and courage to bear this irreparable loss” Mourad Ahmia, Executive Secretary of the Group of 77, said on their behalf. The Pakistani Media community in New York and the UN corps of correspondence were also expressed.