PM felicitates Indian counterpart on victory in ICC World Cup 2011
ISLAMABAD, Apr 2 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has congratulated his Indian counterpart 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 Prime Minister said that the World Cup has been successful in bringing the cricketing fraternity even closer and making this sports more popular around the world. The semi-final between India and Pakistan which generated exceptionally high excitement and interest among the peoples of both the countries also provided an opportunity to their leadership to advance the peace process and build bridges of peace, trust and confidence, he added.
The Prime Minister expressed the 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 peoples of the two countries.