--- title: "Pakistan extends rare public greeting to North Korea on its 78th anniversary" description: "Most outlets reported that Pakistan extended an unusual public diplomatic greeting to North Korea on its 78th anniversary, noting the involvement of President Asif Ali Zardari and the Foreign Office. The framing was largely consistent, with both excerpts emphasizing the rarity of the gesture and the formal nature of the message sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/7345-president-felicitates-kim-jong-on-north-korea-s-78th site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan extends rare public greeting to North Korea on its 78th anniversary pakistan · updated 10 Sep 2026, 9:52 AM PKT · 8–10 Sep 2026 · 6 articles from 6 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 10 Sep 2026 — Pakistan extends rare public greeting to North Korea on its 78th anniversary (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported that Pakistan extended an unusual public diplomatic greeting to North Korea on its 78th anniversary, noting the involvement of President Asif Ali Zardari and the Foreign Office. The framing was largely consistent, with both excerpts emphasizing the rarity of the gesture and the formal nature of the message sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. - **Daily Times** — [Pakistan sends rare greeting to North Korea](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1550865/pakistan-sends-rare-greeting-to-north-korea/) · 10 Sep 2026, 9:52 AM PKT > Pakistan has extended an unusual public diplomatic greeting to North Korea on the country’s 78th founding anniversary. President Asif Ali Zardari sent a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday. He described relations between Pakistan and North Korea as cordial and based on mutual trust. Zardari also expressed hope that bilateral ties […] - **Dawn** — [Islamabad extends rare greeting to Pyongyang](https://www.dawn.com/news/2028760/islamabad-extends-rare-greeting-to-pyongyang) · 10 Sep 2026, 7:54 AM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wed­nesday made an unusual public diplomatic gesture towards North Korea, with President Asif Ali Zardari and the Foreign Office extending greetings to Pyongyang on the 78th anniversary of the country’s founding. In a letter to DPRK President Kim Jong Un on the 78th founding anniversary of the republic, President Zardari referred to the two countries’ “cordial relations b... ### 8 Sep 2026 — President Zardari extends greetings to North Korea on 78th founding anniversary (4 outlets) > All outlets reported that President Asif Ali Zardari sent greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on the 78th anniversary of its founding. The framing was largely consistent across the coverage, with slight variation in phrasing — some outlets used "felicitations" or "conveyed warm greetings," while others used "extended greetings." No additional context or commentary was included in the excerpts provided. - **Abb Takk News** — [President Extends Greetings to North Korea on 78th Founding Day](https://abbtakk.tv/president-extends-greetings-to-north-korea-on-78th-founding-day/) · 9 Sep 2026, 6:00 PM PKT > ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has sent his warm greetings to Kim Jong Un, the leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and the citizens of North Korea on the occasion of the country’s 78th anniversary of its founding. In his message, the President emphasized the strong and friendly... - **Minute Mirror** — [President Zardari greets Kim Jong Un on DPRK anniv...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/president-zardari-greets-kim-jong-un-on-dprk-anniversary-627188/) · 9 Sep 2026, 12:04 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > President Asif Ali Zardari has conveyed his warm greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the people of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea - **24 News HD** — [President felicitates Kim Jong on North Korea’s 78th founding anniversary](https://www.24newshd.tv/09-Sep-2026/president-felicitates-kim-jong-north-korea-s-78th-founding-anniversary) · 9 Sep 2026, 12:20 AM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > President Asif Ali Zardari has extended felicitations to the President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, and the people of the DPRK on the 78th anniversary of the founding of the republic, 24NewsHD TV reported on Tuesday. - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [President Zardari felicitates DPRK on 78th founding anniversary](https://www.app.com.pk/national/president-zardari-felicitates-dprk-on-78th-founding-anniversary/) · 8 Sep 2026, 11:59 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD, Sep 8 (APP):President Asif Ali Zardari has extended felicitations to President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un and the people of the DPRK on the 78th anniversary of the founding of the republic. 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