ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan has conveyed felicitations to Mr. Mustafa al-Kadhimi on his assumption of office as the Prime Minister of Iraq.
Imran Khan expressed the confidence that under Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s leadership, the goals for reforms, national unity, and development in Iraq would be further advanced.
Underlining the close fraternal ties between Pakistan and Iraq, Prime Minister Imran Khan conveyed that he looked forward to working with Prime Minister Al-Kadhimi to further deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse fields.
وزیر اعظم عمران خان کا منصب سنبھالنے پر عراقی وزیر اعظم کے نام تہنیتی پیغام۔۔۔وزیر اعظم کی ہم منصب مصطفٰی الخادمی کو عہدہ سنبھالنے پر مبارکباد ۔۔۔ pic.twitter.com/wfGUZ2OOrr
— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) May 8, 2020
عراقی وزیر اعظم کی زیر قیادت عراق میں قومی اتحاد ، ترقی اور اصلاحات کے اہداف حاصل ہو سکیں گے۔۔۔پاکستان اور عراق کے درمیان گہرے برادرانہ تعلقات ہیں۔ ۔۔دونوں ممالک کے درمیان باہمی تعاون میں اضافے کیلیے مل کر کام کریں گے۔۔
— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) May 8, 2020
The former head of Iraq’s National Intelligence Service (NIS) Mustafa al-Kadhimi replaced Adil-Abdul Mahdi who resigned in November 2019 following widespread anti-government protests.
His appointment as the prime minister was approved by the Iraqi Parliament on May 7. Along with him, the lawmakers also approved 15 Cabinet Members.