ISLAMABAD: Russian President Vladimir Putin has felicitated Shehbaz Sharif on being elected as Pakistan’s Prime Minister for the second time, local media reported on Tuesday. In a post on social media, the Russian embassy in Pakistan said President Putin “highlighted friendly nature of Moscow-Islamabad ties and wished Shehbaz Sharif every success in his important capacity as head of government”.
The President of 🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin congratulated H.E. Mr. Shehbaz Sharif on his election as Prime Minister of 🇵🇰.
Mr. Putin highlighted friendly nature of Russia-Pakistan relations and wished Mr. Sharif every success in his important capacity as Head of Government.@mfa_russia pic.twitter.com/VuCz1yFkye— RusEmbassy_Pakistan (@RusEmbPakistan) March 5, 2024
Earlier, UN chief, US State Department, President of Turkey, Prime Minister of India and Amir of Qatar have congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as PM of Pakistan.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif receives a congratulatory phone call from the President of Islamic Republic of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi on assuming office of the Prime Minister.
The two leaders agreed on the importance of close bilateral cooperation for the mutual benefit of… pic.twitter.com/4UrXW0w7Gg
— President PMLN (@president_pmln) March 5, 2024
Earlier, Shehbaz Sharif took oath as the 24th prime minister of Pakistan. Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi administered oath from Shehbaz Sharif. Shehbaz Sharif earlier served as prime minister of a PDM-led government from April 2022 to August 2023 before the national assembly was dissolved to hold general polls in February.
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev sent a congratulatory message to Shehbaz Sharif on his re-election as Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
“The constant development of our relations with Pakistan, a brother country and a reliable partner for… pic.twitter.com/PtljcbJxtd
— President PMLN (@president_pmln) March 4, 2024
