President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have extended their felicitations to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its leader, Tarique Rahman, on securing a landslide majority in the national elections and receiving the mandate to form the next government.
In a statement issued in Islamabad on Friday, President Zardari congratulated the people of Bangladesh on the successful conduct of the polls across 299 seats with the participation of over 127 million registered voters.
Reaffirming Pakistan’s support for the sovereignty and democratic aspirations of Bangladesh, the President said Pakistan looks forward to working with the new government to strengthen cooperation in trade, defence, cultural exchanges and regional forums.
Asif Zardari said the elections in Bangladesh mark an opportunity for South Asia to move beyond past phases in which regional cooperation, including within SAARC was held hostage by India who continues to paralyse the great forum that was born in Bangladesh in 1985.
He expressed the hope that the new political environment in Dhaka would contribute to more balanced, independent and mutually respectful engagement across the region.
The President conveyed his best wishes for the continued stability, progress and prosperity of Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has also extended felicitations to Tarique Rahman on leading the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to a resounding victory in the Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh.
In a post on X handle, PM Shehbaz also congratulated the people of Bangladesh on the successful conduct of the elections.
The Prime Minister said he looks forward to working closely with the new Bangladesh leadership to further strengthen our historic, brotherly multifaceted bilateral relations and advance our shared goals of peace, stability, and development in South Asia and beyond.
