Islamabad:
Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has congratulated Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on the Indian cricket team's victory in the World Cup 2011.
He commended the excellent performance of the Indian team throughout the tournament as well as in the final match.
In his message, the Pakistani Prime Minister said that the World Cup has been successful in bringing the cricketing fraternity even closer and making this sport more popular around the world.
The semi-final between India and Pakistan which generated exceptionally high excitement and interest among the people of both the countries also provided an opportunity to their leadership to advance the peace process and build bridges of peace, trust and confidence, Gilani said.
He also expressed hope that the sports link between India and Pakistan will be fully restored in the near future and the sportsmen of both sides will continue playing their important role for the peace, friendship and amity between the people of the two countries.
He commended the excellent performance of the Indian team throughout the tournament as well as in the final match.
In his message, the Pakistani Prime Minister said that the World Cup has been successful in bringing the cricketing fraternity even closer and making this sport more popular around the world.
The semi-final between India and Pakistan which generated exceptionally high excitement and interest among the people of both the countries also provided an opportunity to their leadership to advance the peace process and build bridges of peace, trust and confidence, Gilani said.
He also expressed hope that the sports link between India and Pakistan will be fully restored in the near future and the sportsmen of both sides will continue playing their important role for the peace, friendship and amity between the people of the two countries.
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