Flag of Pakistan fluttering at Pakistan's National Monument in Islamabad on July 18, 2009. Photo courtesy: Khalid Mahmood

On the occasion of the 75th Independence Day of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, President Bidya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have sent separate messages of felicitations to their Pakistani counterparts Arif Alvi and Imran Khan respectively.

In their messages, President Bhandari and Prime Minister Deuba extended best wishes for peace, progress and prosperity of Pakistan, and also expressed confidence that the friendly relations existing between Nepal and Pakistan would continue to grow in the days ahead, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said issuing a press release on Saturday.