The Prime Minister of Pakistan has been invited to Tajikistan

The new Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif, will visit Tajikistan at the invitation of Emomali Rahmon.

According to the press service of the President of Tajikistan, on May 5, a telephone conversation took place between the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif.

It was previously reported that on March 3, Emomali Rahmon sent a congratulatory telegram to Shahbaz Sharif, emphasizing that “Tajikistan and Pakistan are connected by long-standing traditions of friendly relations, mutual understanding, mutual respect, and trust.”

During the phone conversation, Rahmon congratulated Shahbaz Sharif on his election as Prime Minister of Pakistan and, highlighting “the special importance of continuing intergovernmental dialogue,” invited the Prime Minister of Pakistan to visit Tajikistan.

It is reported that on March 3, 2024, the National Assembly (parliament) of Pakistan, after a vote by the deputies, declared Shahbaz Sharif, brother of politician Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, the new Prime Minister of the country. He received 201 votes. On March 5, Shahbaz Sharif took the oath of office as the new, 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan, pledging allegiance to the Motherland before the Parliament of Pakistan.

The general elections in Pakistan took place on February 8, 2024. In these elections, representatives of Imran Khan’s political party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, won nearly 100 seats in parliament as independent candidates, despite the authorities banning this party from participating in the elections.