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This issue of The Diplomatic Insight is all about focusing on Africa-Pakistan relations. The current edition features Dr. Shahid Rashid Butt, Hon. Consul General of Ghana to Pakistan. Along with that, we have Ammad Rasheed, Hon. Consul General of Tunisia (KP-Pakistan).

This month, we turn our gaze toward the relationships Pakistan has too long left to chance. We sit down with Dr. Shahid Rashid Butt, who has quietly championed Pak-Ghana ties for nearly three decades. In addition, Ambassador Aqsa Nawaz shared her insights on why Djibouti, perched at one of the world's most consequential shipping chokepoints, deserves far more of Pakistan's attention than it currently receives. Ammad Rasheed adds another layer, showing how commerce and public diplomacy when merged together can provide tangible outcomes.

This issue also features our Conversation With a Diplomat series on DiploTV bringing two candid conversations: High Commissioner Muhammad Saleem opening up about a career built between duty and sacrifice and Ambassador Dr. Asima Rabbani reflecting on her journey of becoming a diplomat.

And because diplomacy is ultimately a human endeavor, we close with color and warmth: the Songkran Festival lighting up Islamabad, and an interfaith Vesak Day celebration that brought five nations together in Taxila's ancient shadow.

In a world increasingly drawn to unilateral shortcuts, this edition is a quiet argument for the harder, richer path of dialogue, partnership, and showing up.

__Highlights from this issue

• ​From Business Leadership to Diplomatic Excellence​​

Dr. Shahid Rashid Butt, Honorary Consul General of Ghana to Pakistan, shares how he spent nearly three decades building trade and diplomatic ties between the two countries, and what it will take to unlock the full potential of the Pakistan-Africa relationship.

• ​Tunisia Is a Gateway to Europe & Africa ​​

Ammad Rasheed, Honorary Consul General of Tunisia (KP - Pakistan), talks about how Pakistan and Tunisia are turning shared heritage into real economic gains, and why Tunisia is Pakistan's most underutilized gateway to Europe and Africa.

• ​Pakistan and Djibouti - Friends from Two Distinct Continents​

Ambassador Aqsa Nawaz, Pakistan's envoy to Djibouti, makes the case for why this small but strategically vital country at the mouth of the Red Sea deserves a much bigger place in Pakistan's economic and diplomatic thinking.

• Ghana-Pakistan Bilateral Relations: Unlocking the Economic Potential​​

Omar Shahid Butt, Honorary Vice Consul General of Ghana in Islamabad, breaks down the untapped economic potential between Pakistan and Ghana, and what it will practically take to turn a cordial diplomatic relationship into a thriving trade partnership.

Also in This Edition

• ​Songkran: Thailand’s New Year Celebration​​

The Royal Thai Embassy brought Thailand's New Year festival to Islamabad, turning a diplomatic gathering into a full cultural experience for ambassadors and guests from across the region.

• ​Vesak International Day 2026​

Diplomatic missions from Nepal, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Myanmar came together in Taxila to celebrate Vesak, reminding the world that Pakistan sits at the heart of one of Buddhism's most significant heritage landscapes.

• ​International Foreign Women’s Association Hosts ‘Taste of the World’ Charity Fest​​

IFWA and Serena Hotels brought numerous countries under one roof in Islamabad for a food festival that turned cultural diplomacy into something everyone could taste.

And much more...

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