{"id":67847,"date":"2024-03-05T23:48:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T23:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/us-seeks-to-continue-robust-ties-with-new-govt\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T23:48:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T23:48:05","slug":"us-seeks-to-continue-robust-ties-with-new-govt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/us-seeks-to-continue-robust-ties-with-new-govt\/","title":{"rendered":"US seeks to continue \u2018robust\u2019 ties with new govt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Monday highlighted the United States\u2019 enduring commitment to a robust partnership with Pakistan, adding that it wants to strengthen this partnership under the new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n<p>At a news briefing in Washington, the department\u2019s spokesperson, Matthew Miller, warmly welcomed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1817279\">Maryam Nawaz\u2019s election<\/a> as Punjab\u2019s first woman chief minister, calling it a significant milestone in Pakistani politics.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Miller expressed hope that her election would pave the way for increased integration of women in Pakistani politics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1818191\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t comment on the new prime minister, but, as I\u2019ve stated previously, we highly value the longstanding partnership with Pakistan. We consistently regard a strong, prosperous, and democratic Pakistan as crucial to United States-Pakistan interests,\u201d affirmed Mr Miller in response to a journalist\u2019s inquiry about the new government following the Feb 8 elections.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote-level-1\">\n<p>Welcomes Maryam Nawaz as Punjab\u2019s first woman CM, views it as significant milestone<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Emphasising the continuity of engagement with the new leadership, Mr Miller declared, \u201cOur engagement with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his government will continue to focus on these shared interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson acknowledged Ms Nawaz\u2019s election as the new CM as a significant development in Pakistani politics, noting, \u201cHer selection as chief minister is a milestone in Pakistani politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1813756\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Expressing optimism, Mr Miller stated, \u201cWe look forward to cooperating with Pakistan more broadly on integrating women more fully into the country\u2019s political life, the economy, including through the US-Pakistan Women\u2019s Council, civil society, and other decision-making spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the importance of inclusivity, he emphasised, \u201cAn inclusive Pakistan makes for a strong, prosperous country from which all Pakistanis benefit, so we are always pleased when we see cracks in the glass ceilings anywhere in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When another journalist reminded him that Pakistan has already had a woman prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, which was a milestone, he responded, \u201cShe absolutely was, and this does not change that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the journalist\u2019s inquiry about the allegations against Ms Nawaz by the opposition, he firmly stated, \u201cI would not discuss Pakistan\u2019s internal politics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This warm yet cautious welcome to the new government highlights Washington\u2019s intention to sustain collaboration with the country\u2019s new leadership, being mindful not to alienate the significant majority of American Pakistanis who support Imran Khan and his party.<\/p>\n<p>These comments set the tone for ongoing cooperation and collaboration, reaffirming the commitment to maintain a positive relationship with the newly appointed leadership in the country.<\/p>\n<p><em>Published in Dawn, March 5th, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Monday highlighted the United States\u2019 enduring commitment to a robust partnership with Pakistan, adding that it wants to strengthen this partnership under the new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. At a news briefing in Washington, the department\u2019s spokesperson, Matthew Miller, warmly welcomed Maryam Nawaz\u2019s election as Punjab\u2019s first woman chief [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2024\/03\/05083239635bca7.png?r=083454","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67847","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}