ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday visited the Embassy of Nepal in Islamabad and signed the condolence book opened in memory of those who lost their lives in the devastating flash floods and landslides that recently struck Nepal.
Prime Minister Sharif was received by Nepal’s Ambassador to Pakistan Rita Dhital. He was accompanied by Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Syed Tariq Fatemi, Foreign Secretary Ambassador Amna Baloch and other senior officials.
In his message, Prime Minister Sharif conveyed Pakistan’s deepest sympathies to the Government and people of Nepal, as well as to the bereaved families who lost their loved ones in the disaster.
He reiterated the sentiments he had earlier conveyed to Nepali Prime Minister Balendra Shah during a telephone conversation, reaffirming Pakistan’s complete solidarity with Nepal in its hour of grief.
Sharif also informed Ambassador Dhital that Pakistan would dispatch emergency relief assistance to Nepal later this week to support ongoing rescue and relief operations in the flood- and landslide-affected areas.
The prime minister assured Nepal of Pakistan’s continued support and expressed hope that the resilient people of Nepal would emerge stronger from the tragedy.
Underscoring the close and long-standing fraternal ties between Pakistan and Nepal, Sharif said the two countries would continue to stand by each other in times of need.
Ambassador Dhital thanked the prime minister for his words of support and solidarity, saying the gesture would be long remembered by the people of Nepal. She also briefed him on the current state of bilateral cooperation between Nepal and Pakistan.
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