ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan on Thursday offered condol
ences over the sad demise
of India’s three-time prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
According to a
statement issued by PTI central media wing, Imran Khan expressed heartfelt grief over the sad demise
of India’s former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
“Sub-continent has lost a phenomenal and a visionary political figure today”, said the PTI chairman. Lauding his role regarding Pak-India bilateral relations, Imran
stated that his contribution will never be forgotten.
“I extend sympathies to the people
of India in this hour of grief”, he said.
“As foreign minister Vajpayee tried to open up way
s towards normalisation of relations among neighbouring
states and had successfully taken this agenda to the new heights after assuming office of the prime minister,” said the
statement.
The prime minister-in-waiting stated that there could be political differ
ences between the two countries , however, the desire to establish peace exists on both sides of the border.
Vajpayee died at 93 on Thursday. The news about death was confirmed by Indian incumbent PM Narendra Modi on his Twitter account.
Vajpayee had been hospitalised in the All India Institute of Medical Sci
ences (AIIMS) for more than two months after being admitted for treatment of a kidney infection and chest conges
tion. He had suffered a stroke in 2009.
