Zardari congratulates Starmer on UK election victory

President writes on his X timeline that Pakistan looks forward to strengthen bilateral ties

President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday congratulated Labour Party leader Keir Starmer on his victory in the parliamentary election in the United Kingdom.

The president wrote on his X timeline that Pakistan looked forward to working with the new UK government to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual interest.

President Zardari expressed the hope that Keir Starmer would play his role in addressing the shared challenges faced by the world.

Earlier today, Starmer promised that his Labour government will work from day one on national renewal, in his first speech as UK prime minister from Downing Street.

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"The work of change begins immediately. But have no doubt, we will rebuild Britain," he said, after Labour ended 14 years of Conservative rule in a landslide election win.

Following Labour's landslide victory in the general election, Starmer met King Charles at Buckingham Palace, where he was invited to form a government.