“Thank you Narendra Modi for the congratulations on my election,” writes PM Shehbaz on X handle.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for congratulating him on assuming the top job, in a rare public exchange between the heads of the two arch-rival states.
“Thank you Narendra Modi for the congratulations on my election as Prime Minister of Pakistan,” wrote PM Shehbaz in his official name X.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz was elected Prime Minister of the country for the second consecutive time after securing 201 votes with the backing of allied parties, mainly the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) last week.
Shehbaz's opponent, Omar Ayub Khan, candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), lost the prime ministerial election in the National Assembly after he managed to secure only 92 votes. .
Soon after his election as prime minister, congratulations began pouring in from world leaders and diplomats congratulating him on becoming the country's chief executive.
Apart from Modi, PM Shehbaz also thanked other heads of state in separate posts on X.
“I wish to thank my brother, His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of sister Saudi Arabia, for the warm wishes and prayers upon assuming office as Prime Minister,” the Prime Minister said . in X.
The prime minister said Pakistan-Saudi relations are deeply rooted in historical ties based on mutual respect, religious and cultural affinity and shared values.
“I am confident that these brotherly ties will continue to flourish in the times to come. I look forward to working closely with my brother for the mutual benefit of the people of the two brotherly countries,” he added.
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