Ahmed Mukhtar Naqshbandi
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Thursday extended heartfelt condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the people of Turkiye on the loss of thousands of precious lives and massive damage to the infrastructure as a result of devastating earthquakes that hit Turkiye on 6 February 2023.
Prime Minister was received by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Presidential Complex in Ankara after his arrival in Turkiye.
During their tete-a-tete as well as delegation-level talks, the Prime Minister extended his condolences to the Turkish leadership over the natural disaster.
Recalling the fraternal relations between Pakistan and Turkiye, the Prime Minister said that the people of Pakistan felt the same pain and anguish as their Turkish brothers and sisters.
PM Shehbaz Sharif assures Erdogan full support
The Prime Minister added that the people of Pakistan will not rest until the last person in the earthquake affected areas has been fully rehabilitated.
President Erdogan thanked the Prime Minister for Pakistan’s strong and steadfast support to Turkiye in the wake of the devastating earthquake. He reaffirmed that the resolute Turkish nation will emerge from this natural calamity with greater strength and determination than ever.
The Prime Minister is visiting Turkiye as a special gesture to express Pakistan’s solidarity and support to Turkiye in the wake of the massive earthquakes in Turkiye.
He will also visit earthquake affected areas and interact with Pakistani rescue and recovery teams on the ground.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, SAPM Tariq Fatemi and Chairman NDMA, Lt. Gen. Inam Haider Malik.
