New Pakistani prime minister pledges better relations with the U.S

by admin
May 11, 2013

A record breaking turnout in Pakistan’s elections resulted in the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, topping the polls, to take power from the military that first ousted him in 1999.

Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League N party secured 125 of the 269 parliamentary seats.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Sharif outlined intentions of collaborating with the U.S stating,

“the relationship with the U.S was quite good when I was in power. I’d like to take this relationship further. We need to strengthen the relationship.”

The U.S Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed the outcomes of the election, lauding the Pakistani public’s  voting reliance he said,

“The Pakistani people stood up resiliently to threats by violent extremists. We’ll be working with the new government to advance shared interests, including a peaceful, more prosperous and stable future for Pakistan and the region.”

Sharif's government is the first to be consecutively  re-elected in Pakistan since the country's formation in 1947.

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