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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan offers condolences to Pakistan over loss of lives in PIA plane crash

Islamabad, May 25, 2020 (PPI-OT): H.E. Mr. MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on Monday May 25, has expressed his heartfelt condolences and sympathies to his Pakistani counterpart H.E. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and the families of the deceased over the loss of precious lives in a tragic plane crash in Karachi on Friday May 22 and prayed for the victims of this accident.

The Japanese Foreign Minister, in his condolence letter to the Foreign Minister of Pakistan said “I was deeply shocked and grieved to learn of the loss of many precious lives caused by the plane crash in the city of Karachi on May 22. I pray for the victims of this tragic accident and offer my deepest sympathies and condolences to their families”.

The Japanese Foreign Minister also assured to Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi that Japan would like to continuously cooperate with Pakistan to overcome the challenges posed by the spread of COVID-19 worldwide.

For more information, contact:
Embassy of Japan in Pakistan
53-70, Ramna 5/4, Diplomatic Enclave 1,
Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9072500
Fax: +92-51-9072352
Email: culture@ib.mofa.go.jp
Website: http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp