Message of felicitations to Major General Gaafar Mohammed Nimeri, President of the Republic of Sudan on January1, 1973

It gives me great pleasure to convey to Your Excellency on my behalf and on behalf of the Government and the people of Pakistan our warmest greetings and good wishes on the happy occasion of the Independence Anniversary of the Sudan. I am confident that the brotherly relations and the close cooperation to happily existing between the Sudan and Pakistan shall continue to grow in the years ahead.

I avail myself of this opportunity to wish health and happiness to your Excellency and progress and prosperity to the brotherly people of the Sudan.