Pakistan established diplomatic
relations with the United States following its independence in 1947. The year
2022 marks the 75th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations
between Pakistan and the U.S. In August 1947 message to then Governor General
Muhammad Ali Jinnah, President Truman pledged the firm friendship and good will
of the United States, saying, "The American people anticipate a long
history of close and cordial relations with your country". In the
seventy-five years since. Pakistan and the U.S. have worked closely together to
advance our mutual interests of stability, security, and economic development
in Pakistan, the region, and beyond.
Pakistan and the United States
have a long-standing and broad-based relationship. Over the past 75 years, the
Pakistan and United States have built a relationship based on mutual respect,
mutual interest, shared goals, and people-to-people ties. Cooperation has been
in a wide array of areas ranging from trade and investment, health, education,
energy and climate change.
Robust economic and cultural
cooperation complement the strategic underpinnings of the Pakistan-U.S.
relationship. The United States has been one of the largest sources of foreign
direct investment in Pakistan and remains Pakistan's largest export market.
Trade and investment relations between the United States and Pakistan continue
to grow, and both countries seek to deepen commercial ties.
This pivotal anniversary of
diplomatic relations offers a valuable opportunity to reflect on the breadth
and depth of the long-standing friendship between Pakistan and the United
States and highlights our many joint accomplishments.
The commemorative stamps show
flags and used colors of the two countries green, white, red and blue. The
stamps project important national monuments including the Minar-e-Pakistan, the
statue of Liberty.
Minar-e-Pakistan is considered
the national emblem of Pakistan, and an expression of national identity.
Minar-e-Pakistan is a national monument built between 1960 and 1968 to mark the
spot where the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution on 23 March
1940. The resolution (later known as the Pakistan Resolution) eventually helped
lead to the emergence of an independent Pakistan state in 1947.
The tower of Minar-e-Pakistan
reflects a blend of Mughal/Islamic and modern architecture. the structure uses
the imagery of crescents and stars, signs that symbolize the culture of
Pakistan, similarly seen in the
National Flag. At the base, there
are floral inscriptions on ten converging white marble commemorative plaques.
The inscriptions include the text of the Lahore Resolution. On different
plaques, Quranic verses and 99 names of Allah are inscribed in Arabic
calligraphy. Other important inscriptions included on the monument are the
National Anthem of Pakistan, excerpts from the speeches of Muhammad Ali Jinnah;
and a few couplets written by Allama Iqbal.
The U.S. Statue of Liberty is a
figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess. She holds a torch above her
head with her right hand, and in her left hand carries a tabula ansata
inscribed JULY IV MDCCLXXVI (July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals), the date of the
U.S. Declaration of Independence. A broken shackle and chain lie at her feet as
she walks forward, commemorating the U.S. national abolition of slavery. After
its dedication, the statue became an icon of freedom and of the United States, seen
as a symbol of welcome to immigrants arriving by sea.
On occasion of the 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Pakistan and the United states, Pakistan Post is issuing the Commemorative Postage Stamp of Rs.20/- denomination on December 27th, 2022.



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