ABU DHABI – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in the United ArabEmirates to condole the sad demise of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa binZayed Al Nahyan.
The premier reportedly landed in Abu Dhabi from the British capital for aday-long visit.
A statement issued by PM’s office said Prime Minister Sharif will conveythe profound sympathies and condolences of the leadership, government andpeople of Pakistan.
The Premier will offer condolences to the newly elected Emirati President,Sheikh Mohamed on the death of the late president. He is on his secondvisit to the Gulf state after assuming office.
Sharif maintained that Nahyan took his father’s developmental vision forUAE to new heights with fifty years of continuous hard work.
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Earlier, the Foreign Office said Pakistan and UAE got a close fraternalrelationship under the leadership of Sheikh Khalifa, and the ties betweentwo sides scaled new heights.
Meanwhile, Pakistan announced a three-day national mourning period from May13-15, with the national flag at half-mast.
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passedaway at the age of 73. Sheikh Khalifa, who had been ruler of the richestemirate, was rarely spotted in public since suffering a stroke in 2014.
