Lahore-Chicago declared Twin Cities
Pakistan Times Wire Service

LAHORE: Lahore and Chicago have been declared twin cities with a view to promoting traditional links of friendship between the two metropolis and to reaffirm aspiration to work for benefit of citizens.

District Nazim Lahore Mian Amer Mahmood and Mayor of Chicago Richard M.Daley signed a joint declaration to this effect in a specially held ceremony at Chicago Cultural Centre, says a message received here Friday.

Members of Chicago City Council, Chairman of Chicago Sister Cities Program International Robart, W. Junior, District Nazim Mandi Baha Ud Din Riaz Asghar Chaudhary, prominent expatriate Pakistanis Dr. Tariq Butt, Mazhar Sahi, Munir Akhter, Dr. Murtaza Aryen, Iftikhar Naseem, Rana Javed and a large number of others living in Chicago, attended the ceremony.

Under the declaration, mayors of the two cities had vowed that the City of Chicago and the City of Lahore, on the basis of friendly cooperation, equality and mutual benefit, will develop a sister cities’ relationship to promote and broaden cultural, education and economic cooperation and trade relations between the two cities.

In addition, they will carry out exchanges in such fields as tourism, education, medicine, science and technology, sports and others to promote prosperity and further develop friendship between the people of their countries.

The sister city relationship had been established under the rules and regulations of Sister Cities International, Town Affiliation Association of the United States, Inc.

Lahore has become the 26th member of Chicago’s Sister Cities Program’,which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Lahore had already signed twin city understanding with as many as 10 different cities of the world.●