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Friday, January 27, 2012
President, PM felicitate India on Republic DayISLAMABAD/KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani congratulated their Indian counterparts on the country’s 63rd Republic Day on Thursday. In his letter to Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President Zardari conveyed his good wishes on behalf of the people of Pakistan. “I am confident that our two countries will continue to endeavour to develop friendly, good neighbourly and cooperative relations. We wish the people of India progress and prosperity,” the letter further stated. In his message to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan was fully committed to developing friendly relations with India on the basis of sovereign equality, mutual respect and commonality of interest. “We believe that the development and well-being of our people and our common goal of a peaceful and prosperous South Asia, can be achieved through the resolution of all outstanding bilateral issues,” the prime minister added. app
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