Zardari felicitates Bangladesh-elect President

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has felicitated to the newly elected President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

In his message, he said, "I wish to extend my heartiest felicitations on your election as the 19th President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Your unanimous election is reflective of the trust and confidence that the nation has in your leadership and a tribute to your long and outstanding services to the country".

He said that peoples of Pakistan and Bangladesh have regained their democratic rights after a relentless struggle and many sacrifices as Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto laid her life for this noble cause.

"I look forward to working closely with Your Excellency to further expand and deepen the mutually beneficial cooperation that exists between our two countries. I am confident that our fraternal relations will continue to strengthen in the years ahead: he added.