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Pakistan Condoles Death Of Ex Indian PM Vajpayee

Islamabad (August 16, 2018): Pakistan on Thursday condoled over the demise of former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who breathed his last on the day in New Delhi.

“We have learnt with sadness thee passing away of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister of India, who was undergoing treatment in a hospital in New Delhi,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.

“The government and people of Pakistan extend their heartfelt condolences to his family and to the government and people of India,” it added.The statement said Vajpayee was a renowned statesman who contributed to bringing a change in India-Pakistan relations and remained a key supporter of Saarc and regional cooperation for development.

Prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan Thursday extended condolences over the demise of Vajpayee.

“Sub-continent has lost a phenomenal and a visionary political figure today,” the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman said in a statement.

Lauding his role regarding Pak-India bilateral relations, Imran Khan stated that his contribution will never be forgotten.“As Foreign Minister, Mr Vajpayee strived to open up ways towards normalisation of relations among neighbouring states and had successfully taken this agenda to the new heights after assuming Office of the Prime Minister,” he added.

The PTI chief stated that there could be political differences between the two countries, however, the desire to establish peace existed on both sides of the border.

“We can resort to the establishment and promotion of peace across the region. I extend sympathies to the people of India in this hour of grief,” he added.

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