PM Sharif ‘looks forward to working closely’ with Trump govt to broaden Pak-US partnership

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday extended felicitations to Republican’s “victorious” US President-elect Donald Trump for his second term in White House after defeating Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.

As the world extends its wishes to the winning Republican candidate, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, too, congratulated him for “historic victory for a second term”. “I look forward to working closely with the incoming Administration to further strengthen and broaden the Pakistan-US partnership @realDonaldTrump,” wrote PM Shehbaz in his post.

On the other hand, Omar Ayub Khan — the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PIT) lawmaker — also extended congratulations to Trump and his Vice President-elect JD Vance on winning the polls.

“It is hoped that this team will foster better relations between the people of Pakistan and the people of the United States of America,” he wrote in a post on X.

The PTI also took to their official X handle to congratulate the Republican candidate and his VP-elect, stating the people of the United States have spoken and their “mandate has been respected”.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari also congratulated Trump and his team on the “election and historic comeback” and “resounding victory”.

Terming the Republican’s win and mandate “anti-war”, Bilawal wrote: “We hope the new administration will prioritise peace and help end the cycle of perpetual global conflict.”