ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that Pakistan is committed to building its relations with India to safeguard mutual interest and sovereignty.
“Pakistan wants friendly and cordial ties with India,” Nawaz said in a message to extend his wishes to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on India’s 66th Republic Day.
The Indian Republic Day is celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the day when the Constitution of India came into being, replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as the principal manuscript on January 26, 1950.
Nawaz Shari in his message on the occasion wished for the development and prosperity of the Indian people.
The prime minister said that cherished goal of peaceful and prosperous South Asia could be achieved by joint efforts in the interest of people of the region.
Earlier in the day, the US President Barack Obama, who is currently on a three-day official to India, also attended India’s 66th Republic Day parade in New Delhi, becoming the first US head of state to do so.
Pakistani, Indian troops exchange sweets at LoC on republic day
The Pakistani and Indian border troops along the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday exchanged sweets at three places in Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of India’s Republic Day, said a report published on Indian Express.
A unit of 12 Infantry Brigade of the Indian Army exchanged sweets with Pakistani troops at Kaman Post in Uri sector on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Road, the report quoted defence sources as saying.
The troops also exchanged sweets at Teetwal in Tangdhar sector of Kashmir and at Chakan-da-Bagh in Poonch Sector of Jammu region.
