ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has confused strengthening bilateral ties with america on the premise of “mutual respect and non-interference in one another’s home affairs”, a day after Donald Trump clinched victory within the US presidential race.
International Workplace Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch responded to questions relating to Pakistan-US relations throughout weekly press briefing on Thursday. She stated that president and the prime minister have congratulated President-elect Trump on his victory within the US vote.
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 forth.
Republican Trump triumphed over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in presidential election on Wednesday, capping a exceptional comeback 4 years after he was voted out of the White Home. He’ll take workplace in January.
Trump’s victory within the US vote was celebrated by some quarters within the main opposition get together, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), with hopes that the brand new administration would push the incumbent Pakistani authorities to launch the get together founder Imran Khan who has been jailed for a couple of yr.
Nevertheless, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif had dominated out the potential of receiving such a name from the brand new US administration in making.
Talking throughout Geo Information particular transmission on US election a day in the past, Asif stated: “We do not suppose Trump will name for PTI founder’s launch. Let’s look ahead to 15 to twenty days and see what stand he takes,” stated the defence minister.
Throughout the identical transmission, PTI chief Raoof Hasan stated the get together had by no means hoped that Imran could be launched after Trump’s victory, including that no such dialogue has taken place inside the parliamentary get together.
Micheal Kugelman, Washington-based professional on South Asian nations, had additionally opined in his article revealed in International Coverage Journal, concluding that Trump’s silence on PTI founder throughout his marketing campaign reveals that the previous prime minister — and Pakistan extra broadly — “doubtless received’t be excessive on his checklist of priorities.”
She stated Pakistan’s relations with america are many years outdated and the nation was trying ahead to additional strengthen and broaden its ties with Washington in all fields.
Baloch added that each nations are outdated associates and companions, and Islamabad will proceed to advertise our relationships on the premise of mutual respect, mutual confidence and non-interference in every others’ home affairs.
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 a letter, greater than 60 members of america 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 get together and different political prisoners.
Reacting to the US lawmakers’ transfer, Baloch had stated: “Pakistan values its bilateral relations with america. We consider 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 consider such letters and statements are counter-productive and never in keeping with constructive dynamics of Pakistan-US bilateral relations.”