" India's Modi felicitates Shehbaz on assumption of office "

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PAKISTAN:

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated on Tuesday newly-elected premier Shehbaz Sharif a day after he took the oath for his second term in office.

“Congratulations to Shehbaz Sharif on taking the oath as the prime minister of Pakistan,” said Modi in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

Premier Shehbaz took the oath of office on Monday at a simple but impressive ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, attended by the services chiefs, government functionaries and senior politicians from the ruling coalition parties and other dignities.

Earlier, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulated Premier Shehbaz after his oath-taking ceremony

Stephane Dujarric, the UN Chief’s spokesperson, in a statement, said the UN looks forward to continuing cooperation with the country on a wide array of issues.

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Several world leaders and countries, including Saudi Arabia, China, Turkey, the United States, the UK, Malaysia and others congratulated Shehbaz on his election as the prime minister and expressed willingness to work with his government.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman joined world leaders to felicitate the new Pakistani prime minister. The de facto Saudi ruler, in a cable message, wished Shehbaz success, and the people of Pakistan steady progress and prosperity.

US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome also extended congratulations to the newly elected PM on the assumption of office. In his message on social media platform X, Blome said his country was looking forward to working closely with the new government and the people of Pakistan on mutual interests.

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon also congratulated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, emphasising that through joint efforts, both the countries would enhance and expand long-term bilateral partnership.

“In felicitation message, he said that Tajikistan and Pakistan are linked by long traditions of friendship, mutual understanding, respect and trust,” according to the state-run Radio Pakistan.

He said that the multifaceted cooperation between two countries, based on those good traditions, was constantly developing and enriched with new content.

On Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayab Erdogan, with whom the Sharif family has a long-standing relationship, was the first world leader to telephone Shehbaz over his election victory. And on Monday, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim telephoned and felicitated his newly elected counterpart.

Shehbaz also said that Pakistan and Malaysia had long-standing brotherly relations and expressed Pakistan’s desire to promote its trade and diplomatic relations with Malaysia. He also invited the Malaysian prime minister to visit Pakistan.

Similarly, Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas sent a message of congratulation to Shehbaz on the assumption of office of the prime minister. In his letter, the Palestinian president expressed his best wishes for the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the nation.

In his message he said that Palestine and Pakistan were bound in a historical and strong bond. The Palestinian president acknowledged that Pakistan had always raised its voice for the rights and justice of the Palestinian people.

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