President, PM pray for country's prosperity on Eidul Fitr

Premier extends Eid greetings to Turkish President Erdogan

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE:

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday prayed for the peace and prosperity of Pakistan while offering Eidul Fitr prayers at a Lahore mosque.

The premier particularly prayed for the salvation of the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) and Palestine, and for the rehabilitation of the earthquake-hit people of Turkiye and Syria.

PM Shehbaz then exchanged greetings with the people at the mosque.

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Earlier, in his message to the nation on Eid, he advised the people to take care of the needy, poor, destitute, and orphans around them.

The prime minister maintained that the coalition government was making a persistent effort to put on the people the minimum burden of the difficult economic conditions.

President Dr Arif Alvi offered Eidul Fitr prayers at Faisal Mosque in Islamabad and prayed for the peace, progress and prosperity of the country.

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The president specially prayed for the salvation of the people of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir from the Indian oppression and atrocities.

He then met with the people at the mosque and exchanged Eid salutations.

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Earlier, in his message, the president appealed to the people to not permit their sectarian, religious, and political differences to become a source of strife and hatred.

PM extends Eid greetings to Turkish president

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday conveyed warm felicitations to the government, leadership and people of Türkiye on Eidul Fitr during a telephonic conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

He offered prayers for the victims of the February 6th earthquakes in south-eastern Türkiye and reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to stand by Türkiye during the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase.

President Erdoğan warmly reciprocated the premier’s Eid greetings and conveyed his special fraternal affection for the people of Pakistan.

The Turkish president thanked the Pakistani people and government for standing with them in their hour of need and conveyed that they will never forget Pakistan’s assistance.

President Erodğan also appreciated PM Shehbaz’s visit to Türkiye in the aftermath of the earthquake and said they would always remember the leadership Pakistan demonstrated.

The two leaders expressed satisfaction at the excellent bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and reiterated Shehbaz Pakistan’s commitment to further advance these fraternal ties in all areas of mutual interest particularly; trade, economy, food security and green energy.

They also reaffirmed their resolve to remain in close contact with each other on all important regional and global issues.

The prime minister also invited President Erdoğan to visit Pakistan, which he accepted.

FM Bilawal feliciatates Pakistanis 

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari offered the "heartiest facilitations on the joyous occasion" of Eidul Fitr to "fellow Pakistanis at home and abroad".

Heartiest facilitations on the joyous occasion of Eid-al-Fitr to my fellow Pakistanis at home & abroad. This is also a time to remember the less fortunate amongst us still suffering from the recent floods, & Kashmiri brothers & sisters under brutal oppression. Eid Mubarak.

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) April 21, 2023

Taking to his official Twitter handle, the minister maintained that this was also a time to remember "the less fortunate amongst us still suffering from the recent floods" as well as "Kashmiri brothers and sisters under brutal oppression".