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Indian PM wishes Pakistani counterpart on his 67th birthday

Xinhua, December 25, 2016 Adjust font size:

In a warm goodwill gesture, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took to social media to wish his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his 67th birthday.

"Birthday wishes to Pakistan PM Mr Nawaz Sharif. I pray for his long and healthy life," he tweeted in the morning.

The Indian prime minister's apparent olive branch to Sharif came amid severe chill in relations between the two countries in the wake of alleged terror attacks by Pakistan-based militants.

In 2015, Modi made an unscheduled visit to Lahore to personally wish Sharif on his birthday and attend the marriage ceremony of his relative.

However, relations between the two countries started worsening after the deadly terror attack on an Indian Air Force base in the northern state of Punjab's Pathankot town by Pakistani militants.

India blames Pakistani terrorists for the attack on the air base that houses vital military assets, but Islamabad has sought for a concrete proof. Endit