President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have expressed deep grief and sorrow over the tragic loss of precious lives in an explosion at an iron and steel plant in Izmir, Türkiye.

In separate posts on their respective X accounts, they extended heartfelt condolences to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the bereaved families and the people of Türkiye over the tragic incident.

They also prayed for the swift and complete recovery of those injured in the explosion and reaffirmed Pakistan's solidarity with its brotherly country in this hour of grief.