Netherlands ( Daily Roshni News International …. press release )H.E. Ambassador Syed Haider Shah and Deputy Mayor of The Hague Adeel Mehmood jointly inaugurated the Begum Ra’ana Reading Room at the Embassy of Pakistan in the presence of prominent members of the Pakistani community.
Established in collaboration with the National Book Foundation (NBF), the Reading Room provides the Pakistani community in the Netherlands with access to key works reflecting Pakistan’s intellectual, literary, and cultural traditions. The initiative aims to promote reading, preserve Pakistan’s rich heritage, and strengthen cultural ties.
The collection includes a number of books on Pakistan’s history, Urdu literature and poetry, culture, travelogues, and bilateral relations between Pakistan and the Netherlands. It also features historic documents on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, along with biographies of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
The inauguration formed part of events commemorating the 150th birth anniversaries of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It also coincides with the 600th anniversary of Mughal rule in the Subcontinent, adding further historical significance to the occasion.
