PM Shehbaz, Nawaz felicitate Narendra Modi on re-election as Indian PM

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE, June 10 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and former prime minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif have congratulated Narendra Modi on being sworn in as prime minister of India for a third term.

“Felicitations to @narendramodi on taking oath as the Prime Minister of India,” PM Shehbaz Sharif said in a post on X, a day after Modi took his oath and nearly a week after election results were declared on June 4.

Meanwhile Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif extended felicitations to Narendra Modi on becoming Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive time. He said the BJP’s success in recent elections reflects the confidence of the people in your leadership.

“Let us replace hate with hope and seize the opportunity to shape the destiny of the two billion people of South Asia,” the former PM added.

Narendra Modi was sworn-in on Sunday for a record equalling third term after a shock election setback as he lost his outright majority and is dependent on regional parties for support in his first coalition government.