NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
“Congratulations to H. E. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan,” the Indian PM said in a tweet. “India desires peace and stability in a region free of terror, so that we can focus on our development challenges and ensure the well-being and prosperity of our people.”
Congratulations to H. E. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. India desires peace and stability in a region free of terror, so that we can focus on our development challenges and ensure the well-being and prosperity of our people.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 11, 2022
During his address in National after being elected as prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif said they wanted good relations with the India but it was conditional on the resolution of Kashmir issue. “We want good relations with India but a durable peace can’t be possible without Kashmir’s solution,” Shehbaz said.
“We will raise our voice for Kashmiri brother on every forum. We will give them diplomatic and moral support,” he said, adding that his advice to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to realise that there “is poverty, unemployment and diseases on both sides of the border”.
“Why do we want our coming generations to suffer. Come, let’s resolve the Kashmir issue in line with United Nation resolutions and Kashmiris’ expectations, so that we are able to end poverty on both sides of the border.”
Later in the day, Shehbaz was formally sworn in as the prime minister of Pakistan at a ceremony hosted at the Aiwan-i-Sadr. Prior to the ceremony, President Dr Arif Alvi had complained of discomfort and was advised rest for a few days, according to an update posted on his Twitter account. In the president’s absence, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani administered oath to PM Shehbaz.
