{"id":28172,"date":"2023-02-06T15:17:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=28172"},"modified":"2023-02-06T15:20:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:20:44","slug":"appac-holds-meet-and-greet-in-honor-of-u-s-senator-cory-booker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/28172","title":{"rendered":"APPAC holds Meet and Greet in honor of U.S Senator Cory Booker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New York: American-Pakistani Public Affairs Committee (APPAC) organized a \u2018Meet and Greet\u2019 in honor of US Senator Cory Brooker in Staten Island, New York. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the event, Cory Brooker said that he always feels happy with the Pakistani community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPakistani people have always given respect and support to me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/booker-one-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/booker-one-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/booker-one-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/booker-one-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/booker-one-768x410.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The host committee of the event included Dr. Mazhar Malik, Sadia Malik Sheikh, Sara Malik Malhiban, Dr. Inam Haq, Dr. Fakhira Haq, Dr. Mahmood Alam and Asad Chaudhry.<\/p>\n<p>The National Anthem of Pakistan was also played at the beginning of the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feature-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feature-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feature-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feature-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/feature-768x419.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A gift representing Pakistan&#8217;s\u00a0 culture (Gilgit-Baltistan&#8217;s traditional cap) was also presented to US Senator on behalf of APPAC.<\/p>\n<p>APPAC Chairman Dr. Ijaz Ahmed, New York Assemblyman Charles Fall, and former US Congressman Ed Towns also participated in the event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gift-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gift-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gift-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gift-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gift-768x418.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the ceremony, the attack on New York Police officer Adeed Fayyaz and the tragedy of Peshawar were also condemned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York: American-Pakistani Public Affairs Committee (APPAC) organized a \u2018Meet and Greet\u2019 in honor of US Senator Cory Brooker in Staten Island, New York. Speaking at the event, Cory Brooker said that he always feels happy with the Pakistani community. \u201cPakistani people have always given respect and support to me,\u201d he said. 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