Professor Husain Ahmad Piracha said this at a ceremony to celebrate President Ho Chi Minh’s 120^th birthday at the Islamabad International Islamic University in the presence of Pakistani Minister of Information Technology & Telecommunications, Dr. Mohammad Azam Khan Swati, Southeast Asian ambassadors to Pakistan and professors and students at the university.

Professor Piracha declared that Ho Chi Minh’s statement “Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom” is still valuable for countries that are still striving for peace and development.

Speaking at the celebration, Minister Mohammad Azam Khan Swati highlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s unyielding revolutionary life, will, and humanitarianism.

Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Viet Hung reviewed President Ho Chi Minh’s achievements in the cause of independence and freedom of his fatherland as well as Vietnamese people’s love for him.

Uncle Ho was an outstanding political leader, who led a very simple life and was always close to the common people, said Hung.