Us Senator’s: Pakistan will witness ‘historical moment’
Upcoming elections will hopefully be the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power, says Senator Robert Menendez.
March 03, 2013
WASHINGTON:
Senator Robert Menendez, who recently returned from his first visit to Pakistan as chairman of the influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says the country will witness a unique moment in terms of the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power through upcoming national elections.
“It is a unique moment in 60 years of Pakistani history,” the senator said in a conference call with reporters upon his return from Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“This hopefully will be the first civilian-to-civilian transfer of power, one that also relies upon an honest transparent election process, he stated.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 3rd, 2013.
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