US Ambassador Donald Blome met Chief Election Commissioner Sikander Sultan Raja Thursday to reaffirm the US support for “free and fair elections”, saying it would work to strengthen the US-Pakistan relationship with “whomever the Pakistani people choose”.
“The United States remains committed to working to broaden and deepen the US-Pakistan relationship with whomever the Pakistani people choose”, a statement from the US embassy’s spokesperson read.
Ambassador Blome’s remarks come against a backdrop of uncertainty surrounding the general elections in Pakistan.
During the meeting, the US ambassador reiterated that choosing Pakistan’s future leaders is for the Pakistani people to decide, the statement added.
Blome also reaffirmed that America would back transparent elections “conducted in accordance with Pakistan’s laws and constitution”.
