PM Shehbaz Sharif leaves for Turkey to attend 'brother' Erdogan's inauguration.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left for Turkey to attend the inauguration of his 'brother' President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

According to the Prime Minister's Office, Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Dr Mehmet Pacaci bid farewell to PM Shehbaz as he was leaving for his two-day trip.

'Leaving for Turkey today at the invitation of my brother, HE President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to attend his inauguration ceremony,' tweeted the premier before departing from Islamabad.

The prime minister added that he will convey the 'warmest greetings' to President Erdogan on behalf of the government and people of Pakistan on election victory.

'The fraternal ties between Pakistan and Turkey are set to deepen further in line with our shared resolve and common destiny,' he said.

He went on to say that both...

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