Extending support: ‘US wants a strong democracy in Pak’

US wants to see a strong democracy in Pakistan along with working with its military, said State Department Spokesman.

WASHINGTON: The US believes the Pakistan is capable of working with it on shared challenges, with the State Department expressing support for a strong democracy in Pakistan. “Much of our work in Pakistan is geared towards building the kind of institutions that will strengthen Pakistani democracy,” State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said. “Clearly, we want to see a strong democracy emerge in Pakistan that works side by side with the military and that is to the benefit of Pakistani people moving forward,” he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 19^th, 2011.