Vajpayee's funeral likely to be attended by special envoys from Pak, Nepal

Vajpayee’s funeral likely to be attended by special envoys from Pak,Nepal

Vajpayee, who led the National Democratic Alliance government from 1998 to 2004, was the first-ever member of the BJP to become India’s Prime Minister Current News : India’s neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka are sending their special representatives to attend the funeral of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 93 after a prolonged illness.

Vajpayee, who was the country’s 10th Prime Minister, will be laid to rest at the Smriti Sthal on Friday afternoon.

According to Dunya News, Pakistan is planning to send its envoy to attend Vajpayee’s funeral procession. Pakistan’s acting Law and Information Minister Ali Zafar is likely to attend the last rites of former Indian prime minister.

Sri Lanka’s Department of Government Information confirmed that the country’s acting foreign affairs minister Lakshman Kiriella would grace his presence at the funeral service of 93-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart, as the special envoy of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

ALSO READ: With Vajpayee, curtains for an era that was gentler, but more democratic According to The Himalayan Times, Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s Press Advisor Kundan Aryal said that the country’s foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali would leave for New Delhi on Friday to attend late Vajpayee’s last rites, representing the Government of Nepal.

In a statement, Bangladesh’s foreign ministry also announced that AH Mahmood Ali would be visiting New Delhi to be present at Vajpayee’s funeral, bdnews24.com reported.

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