Ankara, 20 April 2012

Her Excellency Hina Rabbani Khar,

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Excellency, Dear Sister,

I have learnt with great sorrow that the plane carrying 118 passengers and 9 crew members crashed today near the Islamabad International Airport due to the bad weather conditions.

I would like to express my heartfelt condolences and deepest sympathies to You, to the bereaved families of the deceased and to the brotherly people of Pakistan.

       Ahmet Davutoğlu

Minister of Foreign Affairs

of the Republic of Turkey