WASHINGTON – The Pakistani embassy in Washington DC caused tremendoushumiliation to Pakistan by exhibiting an empty stall at the exhibition heldat the World Trade Centre, located at the prestigious Ronald Reaganbuilding in Washington DC.
The 7th Annual Embassy Showcase titled “ “Winternational” where more thanfifty countries participated and their respective embassies arranged stallsshowcasing the cultural and culinary traditions of their countries.Pakistani stall on the occasion was of special interest to the hundreds ofparticipants.
This stall was unique in a sense that it was the only stall which hadnothing there to display expect the signage standee of Pakistan, one emptytable, one chair and the trash can placed at the stall.
Ambassadors and other staff members of many under developed countries suchas Afghanistan, Ghana, Bolivia, El Salvador, Armenia and Congo were presenton the occasion but not a single representative of the Pakistani embassy inWashington DC graced the occasion.
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It is obvious that the embassy of the Pakistan had registered for the eventand that is why it was allotted the table on the occasion but if for somereason no body out of the more than one hundred staff members of thePakistani embassy could not make it to the occasion, they should have atleast informed the organizers and the name of Pakistan was not left forsuch humiliation.
