Congratulations to Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif 2022-04-12 17:30:00 Vladimir Putin congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The message reads, in part: “Our countries share friendly and constructive relations. I hope that as Prime Minister you will seek to further promote closer multifaceted cooperation between Russia and Pakistan, as well as partnership in the Afghan settlement and countering international terrorism.”