PM Shehbaz Sharif greets US on Independence Day

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday extended warmest felicitations to the people and government of the United States on the occasion of the country’s 246th Independence Day.

Taking to Twitter, the prime minister Shehbaz Sharif said that his govt looks forward to engaging with the Biden administration at all levels to promote bilateral relations between the two countries.

“It is my pleasure to extend heartiest felicitations & greetings to the people & government of the United States on their Independence Day. My govt looks forward to engaging with the Biden Administration at all levels to promote our bilateral relations including trade & investment,” said PM Shehbaz Sharif.

It is my pleasure to extend heartiest felicitations & greetings to the people & government of the United States on their Independence Day. My govt looks forward to engaging with the Biden Administration at all levels to promote our bilateral relations including trade & investment

— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) July 4, 2022

Meanwhile, Pakistan Ambassador to the US Masood Khan also congratulated the US on its Independence Day.

Happy Fourth of July and Happy Independence Day to the United States! Tribute to the founding fathers and succeeding generations that have made the US a great nation. pic.twitter.com/G1ZXQ6c0H2

— Masood Khan (@Masood__Khan) July 3, 2022

The United States celebrates its Independence Day every year on July 4.

July 4 is the day when the country was liberated from Britain by Abraham Lincoln in 1776.

On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress of the original 13 colonies voted for independence from Britain. Congress did not officially sign the Declaration of Independence, mainly written by Thomas Jefferson, until two days later.

John Adams, who later became America’s second president, wrote to his wife in 1776 that the day would be remembered with fireworks and celebrations “from one End of this Continent to the other.”