PM congratulates Nepalese counterpart on winning vote of confidence in Parliament

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday congratulated his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on winning a vote of confidence in Nepal’s House of Representatives.

“Pakistan looks forward to further deepening its cordial ties with Nepal & would continue to work closely with Nepal on issues of common interest,” he said in a message on his official Twitter handle.

I congratulate H.E. Sher Bahadur Deuba, Prime Minister of Nepal, on winning the vote of confidence from the House of Representatives. Pakistan looks forward to further deepening its cordial ties with Nepal & would continue to work closely with Nepal on issues of common interest.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 19, 2021

Deuba, the 75-year-old chief of the Nepali Congress, was appointed as the prime minister on July 12 after Supreme Court’s intervention. He secured 165 votes in the 275-member house on Sunday.

A total of 136 votes were required for Deuba to win Parliament’s confidence. He has previously served at the prime minister on four occasion; first from 1995 to 1997, then from 2001 to 2002, again from 2004 to 2005, and from 2017 to 2018.