The Embassy of Pakistan in Ukraine organized a combined celebration of Pakistan Day and Defense Day on Sept. 10, 2021, in Hilton Hotel in Kyiv. Pakistan’s Ambassador to
Ukraine Noel Israel Khokhar is third from left, next to singer-actress Kamaliya (in yellow dress) and her husband, Mohammad Zahoor, Ukraine’s most prominent Pakistani businessman and the former publisher of the Kyiv Post. Pakistan celebated its 75th Independence Day as a nation this year, despite “hearts profoundly grieved by the suffering of our brothers and sisters in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir,” the ambassador said. Pakistan Day usually is celebrated on March 23 and Defense Day on Sept. 6.