ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has extended felicitations to the government and people of Turkey on the outcome of referendum for the constitutional amendment.

In their separate messages to Turkish leaders, President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that this affirmative vote for a constitutional amendment in referendum is reflective of the desire of the Turkish people for a strong Turkey.

They reaffirmed the strong desire of the people of Pakistan for further strengthening the historic bonds of friendship between the two countries through mutually beneficial cooperation and exchanges. -Radio Pakistan