Prime Minister’s Private Sector Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman has commented that that Pakistan needs to apologize for the atrocities committed in 1971 to improve relations with Bangladesh.
The adviser made the comment in a meeting with Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi in Madinah while performing the holy Hajj, said a press release issued here last night (Tuesday).
In a tweet on Monday, Salman said, “Pleasure meeting with Arif Alvi, President of Pakistan, in Masjid Nabawi. I was 12 years old when we last met. Brought back lots of fond childhood memories. I said to him we need an apology for 1971 in order to improve relations. We prayed for the welfare of the Ummah in the holy site.”
In another tweet, Arif Alvi posted two pictures taken with Salman F Rahman in Madina and said, “He had a ‘good conversation’ with Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin in Makkah, Mina and Madinah.”
Calling Salman F Rahman as a childhood friend, Arif Alvi said that the two friends met after 60 years.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha