Manama, Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh, the Shura Council Chairman, sent two cables of congratulations to Yusuf Gilani, Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, and Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, on their country's Independence Day. Al Saleh also sent a similar cable to Saqib Rauf, Pakistani Ambassador to Bahrain. Source: Bahrain News Agency