After Pakistani prime leaders congratulated Donald Trump on his election because the forty seventh President of the US, Islamabad desired broadened ties with Washington on the idea of mutual respect and non-interference in one another’s home affairs.
Overseas Workplace Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch responded to questions concerning Pakistan-US relations throughout weekly press briefing on Thursday. She mentioned that president and the prime minister have congratulated President-elect Trump following his victory within the US vote.
She mentioned Pakistan’s relations with the US are many years previous and the nation was wanting ahead to additional strengthen and broaden its ties with Washington in all fields.
Baloch added that each international locations are previous mates and companions, and Islamabad will proceed to advertise our relationships on the idea of mutual respect, mutual confidence and non-interference in every others’ home affairs.
Pakistan and the US share an extended historical past of bilateral relations involving cooperation in varied domains together with safety, social uplift, enterprise, and so on.
This assertion got here two weeks after Pakistan’s robust response to the US lawmakers’ letter to President Joe Biden looking for launch of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, terming the transfer “opposite to inter-state conduct and diplomatic norms”.
By means of a letter, greater than 60 members of the US Home of Representatives had urged President Biden to make use of Washington’s leverage with Islamabad for the discharge of the incarcerated founding father of the previous ruling social gathering and different political prisoners.
Reacting to the US lawmakers’ transfer, Baloch mentioned: “Pakistan values its bilateral relations with the US. We imagine in constructive dialogue and engagement to deal with any concern.”
“Nevertheless, feedback on Pakistan’s home affairs are opposite to inter-state conduct and diplomatic norms. We imagine such letters and statements are counter-productive and never consistent with constructive dynamics of Pakistan-US bilateral relations.”