Islamabad (TDI): Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Dr. Irfan Neziroglu called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the PM House and discussed bilateral relations and matters of mutual interest.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister conveyed his warmest wishes to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and fondly recalled his trip to Ankara on 22 April, where the two leaders had excellent discussions on advancing Pakistan-Türkiye ties across all spheres.
He thanked President Erdogan for his strong statement of support for Pakistan during the prevailing situation in South Asia as well as his call for peace in the region.
The Prime Minister said that Türkiye’s support to Pakistan was reflective of the historic, deep-rooted, and time-tested brotherly ties between the two nations and their peoples.
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He said that despite India’s provocative actions after the Pahalgam attack in IIOJK, Pakistan’s response was responsible and measured.
The premier said that Islamabad had always condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. He enumerated that Pakistan had rendered great sacrifices in its counter-terrorism efforts, including 90,000 casualties and more than $152 billion in economic losses over the years.
He further said that New Delhi’s actions would distract Pakistan from its counter-terrorism efforts.
The Prime Minister stressed that India had failed to share any proof and was falsely trying to link Pakistan to the Pahalgam attack.
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He added that New Delhi had yet to respond to Islamabad’s offer to have a credible, transparent and neutral international probe to ascertain the facts behind the Pahalgam attack.
Pakistan would cooperate fully with such a probe and would welcome if Türkiye joined it.
The Turkish envoy informed the Prime Minister that Türkiye appreciated Islamabad’s position and expressed its solidarity with Pakistan while urging de-escalation and calling for restraint in the current crisis to maintain peace and security in the region.
Sohail Majeed
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