PM Modi calls up PTI's Imran Khan, congratulates him on his party's win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan for his party emerging the single largest party in the National Assembly of Pakistan in the recently concluded general elections in that country.

According to media reports from Pakistan, Khan said on Monday that he will take oath as Pakistan's prime minister on August 11.

In a telephonic conversation, Modi expressed hope that democracy will take deeper roots in Pakistan, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. The MEA also stated that Modi “also reiterated his vision of peace and development in the entire neighbourhood”.