Islamabad (TDI): Prime Minister (PM) Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif visited the embassy of Azerbaijan here on Thursday and condoled with Azerbaijan’s ambassador over the loss of precious lives in an airplane crash in the region of Aktau in Kazakhstan.
The prime minister prayed for the persons who lost lives in the unfortunate accident and for grant of patience to the bereaved families.
He also prayed for the early recovery of the injured.
He said people and the government of Pakistan express complete solidarity with the brothers and sisters of Azerbaijan in this hour of grief.
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Azerbaijan and Pakistan had strong fraternal relations based on shared religion and cultural values, he remarked.
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Ambassador of Azerbaijan Khazar Farhadov thanked the prime minister for his visit.
He said his country highly valued the visit of prime minister of Pakistan to the embassy of Azerbaijan in this time of grief.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and Special Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi accompanied the prime minister.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan on Thursday observed a countrywide day of mourning for the victims of the plan crash that killed 38 people and left 29 injured.
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Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route from Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus on Wednesday when it was diverted for reasons yet not certain and crashed during an attempt to land in Aktau in Kazakhstan after flying eastward across the Caspian Sea.
The incident sent waves of sorrow and grief across the country and the region.
