Indian President extends greetings to Pakistani nation, govt on national day

Dunya News

He also aimed at building ties with Pakistan.

NEW DELHI (Web Desk) - Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted the Pakistani nation and government on the 77th national day.

Mukherjee extended the greetings in a twitter post.

He also aimed at building ties with Pakistan.

Earlier, President Mamnoon Hussain while addressing the ceremony at Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad said that Pakistan is ready for dialogue with India and wants resolution of the Kashmir dispute, which is unfinished agenda of the partition.

Besides this, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier of State Council Li Keqiang in their separate messages have said that Pakistani people have properly responded to different kinds of challenges and made new achievements in maintaining national security, stability and economic development.

French President François Hollande also extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of Pakistan.

In his felicitation message, US Ambassador to Pakistan David Hale said his country will continue to work with Pakistan for shared interests in stability, interfaith harmony and development.