ISLAMABAD: Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter, Maryam Sharif expressed her gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his prayers and good wishes for her father on his 67th birthday on Sunday.
Conveying her thanks giving message through twitter, Maryam tweeted, , "Thank you for your kind prayers. Shared your tweet with my father who deeply appreciates the gesture and conveys his best”.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi had extended birthday wishes to his Pakistani counterpart through tweeter saying, "Birthday wishes to Pakistan PM Mr Nawaz Sharif. I pray for his long and healthy life."
PM Modi's birthday wishes come as tensions simmer between Pakistan and India amid intermittent ceasefire violations across the Line of Control following a 'surgical strike', unrest in Kashmir and the Uri army base attack.
This is not the first time when two premiers from neighbouring country extended good wishes and pleasantries.
In 2014, Modi had gifted Nawaz Sharif a beautiful shawl for his mother and a compilation of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's poetry as a symbol of affection and respect.
Later in 2015, Modi made a 'surprise' stopover in Lahore on the occasion of Nawaz Sharif's birthday and the wedding of his granddaughter - a move that appeared to promise better relations between the neighbouring countries in the coming year.
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