Pakistan PM pays tribute to Khaleda Zia at Bangladesh mission
During the visit, the Pakistan prime minister wrote his remarks in the visitors' book, paying tribute to the late leader
Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif visited the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad to offer condolences over the death of former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Monday, 5 January 2026.. Photo: Collected
Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif today (5 January) visited the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad to offer condolences over the death of former prime minister Khaleda Zia.
During the visit, the Pakistan prime minister wrote his remarks in the visitors' book, paying tribute to the late leader, who also served as chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, according to a message received by the foreign ministry.
Khaleda Zia, the first female prime minister of Bangladesh, breathed her last on 30 December 2025 at the age of 80 while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka.
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