ISLAMABAD: Speaker of Grand National Assembly of Turkey Mustafa Sentop called the National Assembly speaker to wish him Eid greetings and offer his condolences over the loss of lives in the passenger plane crash in Karachi.

He prayed for the departed souls and extended his heartfelt condolences to the people of Pakistan, says a statement issued by the National Assembly of Pakistan.

He said the prayers and wishes of the people of the Republic of Turkey go all the way to the bereaved families.

He also inquired after the health of NA Speaker Asad Qaiser and his family and congratulated them for recovering from the disease.

The National Assembly speaker expressed his gratitude to the Turkish speaker for his remarks and condolences and said the plane crash was a national disaster.

Speaker Qaiser also said Covid-19 was a global pandemic and collective global efforts were required to overcome the disease. The entire globe is facing economic crisis and challenges.

The speaker thanked the government, parliament and people of Turkey for standing by Pakistan during testing times.

The two sides agreed to continue cooperation in all spheres particularly in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Published in Dawn, May 27th, 2020