2024-03-30 18:41:28
Washington: US President Joe Biden has made official contact with the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the first time. Biden won the presidential elections in November 2020 and assumed power from January 2021. At that time Imran Khan was the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Imran Khan remained the Prime Minister of Pakistan for a year after Biden became President, but Biden did not talk to him. Imran Khan always regretted this. He also mentioned this several times during interviews with foreign media, but in April 2022, he was removed from the post of Pakistani Prime Minister. Now presidential elections are to be held again in America in November this year. In such a situation, just before the elections, Joe Biden, fulfilling the wish of Imran Khan, has made official contact with the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the first time.
Biden wrote a letter to Shahbaz Sharif
Biden wrote a letter to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, saying the US will stand with Pakistan to address its most serious global and regional challenges. This is Biden’s first official communication with any Pakistani prime minister in years. President Biden did not talk to any Prime Minister of Pakistan during his tenure. However, before this, Pakistan was a very dear country to every President of America. Biden neither called former Prime Minister Imran Khan after his election victory nor spoke to Shehbaz Sharif on becoming his successor in April 2022.
American Embassy shared the letter
According to the contents of the letter shared by the US Embassy, President Biden wrote: “The enduring partnership between our nations remains vital to ensuring the security of our people and those around the world and the United States will stand with Pakistan . To address the most pressing global and regional challenges of our time.” “This includes advancing our shared vision for a future of better health security, economic growth, and access to education for all,” Biden said. “Through our US-Pakistan “Green Alliance” framework, we will continue to strengthen our climate resilience, support sustainable agriculture and water management, and assist Pakistan in its recovery from devastating floods in 2022.”
What did Biden write in the letter
He said, “The United States is committed to working with Pakistan to protect human rights and promote progress. Together, we will continue to build a stronger partnership between our nations and closer ties between our peoples ” Biden’s letter suggested that despite allegations of ballot fraud, the US government is ready to work with the new administration. Although Pakistan is no longer a priority for the US following its withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, the South Asian nation remains important in terms of regional security and counter-terrorism efforts. While US civilian leaders have shown indifference towards Pakistan in recent years, the US military establishment still wants a working relationship with Pakistan.