Imran Khan calls Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina exchanged greetings with her Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan yesterday afternoon when the latter called her.
The two prime ministers discussed various issues, including Covid-19 and the flood situation in Bangladesh, PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said, reports UNB.
Imran phoned Hasina around 1:00pm and they talked for about 15 minutes.
After exchanging greetings, Imran wanted to know about the Covid-19 situation in Bangladesh and the steps taken by the government, Ihsanul said.
The Bangladesh premier described the initiatives and measures taken by her government to contain the spread of the virus. She also elaborated on other steps taken for medical purposes and the overall flood situation.
Meanwhile, Pakistani Prime Minister's Office in a statement yesterday said Imran offered condolences to his counterpart for the loss of lives in Bangladesh due to Covid-19 and flooding.
He commended the Bangladesh government for the measures taken by it to curb the spread of novel coronavirus.
Imran also wished early recovery of the people affected by flooding.
He apprised Hasina of his government's measures to save people's lives and livelihoods, and also of his "Global Initiative on Debt Relief" for developing countries.
Reaffirming Pakistan's commitment to Saarc, Imran underlined the importance of both countries working for enhanced regional cooperation for sustainable peace and prosperity.
Sharing Pakistan's perspective on what he said the grave situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJ&K), Imran stressed the importance of peaceful resolution of the dispute for a safe and prosperous region.
He reiterated his invitation to Hasina to visit Pakistan and said his country was committed to deepening fraternal relations with Bangladesh on the basis of mutual trust, mutual respect and sovereign equality.
Earlier in October last year, Imran called Hasina, hours ahead of her visit to India amid his campaign on the Kashmir issue after the Indian government had revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
Diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan soured since the beginning of the trial and execution of war criminals in Bangladesh.
Despite Dhaka's repeated calls to Islamabad not to interfere in the internal matters of Bangladesh, Pakistan's national and provincial parliaments adopted resolutions against the trial of war criminals in 2016.
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