Malaysian Prime Mi
nister Dr
Mahathir Mohammad on Thursday accepted Prime Mi
nister Imran Khan’
s invitation to visit Pakistan.
The premier telephoned his Malaysian counterpart and invited him to visit Pakistan. Dr
Mahathir accepted the invita
tion and also extended an invitation to PM Imran for an early visit to Malaysia.
During the phone call, PM Imran called for collaboration between Pakistan and Malaysia at an operational level so both countries could benefit from each other’s expertise.
The premier further underscored close and cordial relations between the two countries and highlighted the need of high-level bilateral exch
anges.
PM Imran conveyed the immense respect of the people and government of Pakistan for Dr
Mahathir as a statesman and global leader and extended his heartfelt felicitations to the Malaysian prime mi
nister on victory of Pakatan Harapan in the general election. He also appreciated
Mahathir’s vision for Malaysia’s steady economic progress.
Mahathir reciprocated PM Imran’s sentiments and congratulated him on PTI’s victory in the 2018 general election.
Published in Daily Times, October 19th 2018.
